Electric vehicle charging becomes mandatory for new homes in California
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Made compulsory in all single-family homes
According to the new regulation, it has become mandatory to have a charger in the parking areas of newly built single-family homes. For people living in apartments, parking spaces are at least one of them It is required that it be “ready for electric vehicles”.
The definition of ready for electric vehicles is in that parking lot 240V/20A It means having a socket that can output output (NEMA 6-20, 14-30 or 14-50) or a J1772 (Type 1) or J3400 (NACS) charging output.
The new regulation also imposes obligations on hotels. Involved in new hotel projects 65% of parking areas It is required to have the infrastructure to charge electric vehicles, and this rate must be increased to 100% when necessary.
commercial buildings for 20% of parking spaces It needs to be ready for electric vehicles and the option to increase this rate to 30% or 45% in line with the city’s requirements.
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Finally, let us note that the rules are not only for completely newly constructed buildings. These rules will apply to any parking space added to an existing structure.
It is not a surprise that these rules come into effect in California, which is a pioneer in electric vehicle transformation in the USA and has the highest electric vehicle ownership. It is obvious that the enactment of a similar law in our country will be very beneficial for the adoption of electric vehicles.
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