I can’t imagine that we won’t see charging stations in at least one new Charlottesville neighborhood in the next two years.
UVA has a charging station on in the parking garage on Central Grounds. And apparently Colonial Nissan has a charging station as well. The new Arden Place apartments have an EV plug. I thought I’d heard that the new Stonefield shopping center would have one.
But … which neighborhood will have charging stations? Which builder will offer them first? If the cost is really about $200, it seems like a no-brainer option, right?
Here’s hoping the City of Charlottesville doesn’t take this upon themselves to legislate as Palo Alto just has … we’re not close to Tesla, after all.
The city council in Palo Alto, California, unanimously voted Monday night to make a small change to the city’s building code that signals a big shift in the future of private transportation. Now, every new home constructed in town will have to come pre-wired with the ability to charge electric vehicles, a move designed to ensure the city that’s home to cutting-edge car-maker Tesla will also be home to the EV industry’s early-adopting consumers.
Sounds like a Belvedere thing, no? That seems to be what they are going for these days.
Belvedere or another new development … $200 for an add-on to a house is almost inconsequential and could be a good marketing ploy.
One question I received yesterday is this: are all EV receptacles the same? Are they uniform or does Tesla have one kind and Toyota another kind etc. etc.?
It won’t be more than a good marketing ploy. Suggested real estate listing text: “If you like coal and nuclear power better than oil, here’s a home with an EV charging station! Remember not to park your other two gas-powered cars in front of it!”
I have no doubt about that.