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The city of Palo Alto, in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, is already on the cutting edge of modern technology, as the home of Tesla Motors, Hewlett-Packard and Stanford University. It also has large facilities run by Facebook, Apple, Google and PayPal. Outside of the private sector, though, there’s not a lot to distinguish Palo Alta from other very wealthy ZIP codes.
A move is in the works to change that, though. According to both the San Jose Mercury News](Palo Alto looks to require electric vehicle circuitry in new homes – The Mercury News) and Green Car Reports](Palo Alto To Require Electric-Car Charger Wiring In New Homes), all nine members of the Palo Alto City Council voted to change the city’s building code, requiring new homes to feature pre-wiring for 240-volt, level two, in-home chargers. It tacks on about $200 to the overall cost of a new home, which as Green Car Reports notes, is a mere fraction of what retrofitting would cost.
The city council also voted to streamline the process of obtaining a permit to install a fast charger. “It is important that we create the infrastructure necessary to allow [electric cars to catch on]. In Palo Alto, of all places, we should absolutely do that,” Council Member Marc Berman told the San Jose Mercury News.Palo Alto to require electric car charger pre-wiring in new homes originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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