Boston requires that 5% of parking spaces in new construction projects be equipped with EV chargers and an additional 10% have infrastructure to install chargers. San Francisco mandates that 100% of parking spaces in new residential and commercial construction or major alterations to residential be EV-ready. Other cities provide free or discounted EV charging slots in municipal garages. Others are exploring curbside chargers powered from existing streetlights.
But several large cities have relented to public pressure and permitted EV owners to stretch charging cables over sidewalks, as long as they’re encased in ramped protectors.
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