The city council in Palo Alto, Calif., has voted to draw up an ordinance to require all new single-family homes built in the city to come pre-wired for charging electric vehicles. The council voted 9-0 in favor of the proposal. 

The new requirement would add about $200 to the cost of a new home. That is about four times less than what it would cost to install a charger in an existing home, says Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff. 

“Let’s figure out as a council what we can do to remove the obstacles to owning electric vehicles in Palo Alto,” Scharff says. “I think what we really need to do is make it convenient, easy, and economical.”

Source: San Jose Mercury News