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I live in a 5 year old apt building in seattle. Currently nearly half the spaces in the parking garage have chargers. So builders are either listening to their

I live in a 5 year old apt building in seattle. Currently nearly half the spaces in the parking garage have chargers. So builders are either listening to their clientele or perhaps regulations are forcing their hands. This is just a transitory timeframe. When gas cars were hitting the road there wasn't magically a gas station on every corner and a mechanic in every town. Just like always it's a bit of 'build it and they will come' and 'hurry up and build it already'. Hell at my office there is already conversations happening with the building about providing power into the bicycle cage to top off e-bikes.

JohnFen 4y ago
> I live in a 5 year old apt building in seattle. I could see this in new apartment buildings (at least the more expensive ones), but most apartment buildings aren't so new. With most of the existing ones I see around, adding chargers would be crazy expensive because you'd have to do a lot of concrete/asphalt work in order to install them. I don't see that happening except in the swankier buildings who have a budget.
- travisporter 4y ago
  I'm in the same boat. It's a bit nuanced actually - I do have a 120v plug available near a spot, and I only drive at most 40 miles, so it's definitely doable, although I think charging from 240v is more efficient overall? My HOA is also interested in adding a charger and the nice thing is due to modern industrial design asthetic, they're cool with the conduits/wires showing as long as they're color matched, which makes it much easier in an open lot. Now trying to convince them to cover it with solar panels would be nice for my car :)