Featured Richmond, Canada requires 100% of All New Apartment Parking Spaces Include L2 Charging

On December 18, Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 9756 was approved, requiring that all new MURBs feature energized, Level 2 outlets at all residential parking spaces.
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Any power or amp requirement?

Bob Wilson

 

Why not just 110 volt? That seems a little optimistic. Can you at least plug a vacuum cleaner into these? Oh well.

 

Actually having no car would be a better goal for large urban areas. How does this benefit people who use transit and still have to pay for a service they have no need for?

 

I agree, but that’s idealistic non-sense, we have to live in reality. Cars, now and in the immediate future are a necessity. And have been, for many years.

 

I think that depends on where you live. Richmond, BC is on a rapid transit line into Vancouver as well as to the Vancouver Airport. It is very practical to use transit there and many people do. I agree that LA is hardly the place to rely on transit and having level 2 charging at condos is entirely practical, and worthwhile. It might well expand the use of electric vehicles there which surely is worthwhile.

 

“ Have to pay for service they have no need for” One never has to pay, put better people in office to manage. also idealistic but, slowly doable. Personally I like the idea of massive revolution. Like the Communist Revolution. their was no improvement, but there was change, hell, one can’t have everything.

 

Iv lived and traveled in Europe, predominantly Germany. Their public transportation system is good but still has the usual complaints, one of the reasons it’s better is because population is more dense AND less people own cars. Ever been in Copenhagen? the mass transit system there is a massive amount of bicycles, constantly swerving close to your car.

 

No question that population density is the key to alternate transit forms. I recall Copenhagen and dodging bicycles also. Have to admit my favorite memories of there were the "Topless Parks" but I guess that makes me hopelessly chauvinistic. Oh well.....

 

I would love it if just 110vac was at every spot but 240 vac outlets would be even better, give me reason to buy a portable l2

 

If the SkyTrain is right there, why do you need parking spots at all? And there is nothing rapid about any of the trains in BC. They are properly called light rail and have no practical advantage over a car, in my opinion. No transportation technology is more efficient than the personal auto.

 

98% of those chargers will sit idle methinks.

Kind of like the Coquitlam Central Sky Train station Park-and-Ride any weekday:

 

This is why I believe it should be outlets sitting there, they last longer and cost 1/10 as much

 

You mean 110 volt? They would at least be useful for someone wanting to vacuum their car out, and allow level one charging, for the odd person with plug-in or EV.

 

Or god forbid 220vac outlets, legal all over Europe but too unsafe for us Americans to plug into

 

Both 120v and 240v would be ideal. I'd bet the 120's are great for those with block heaters, which, I gather, is a pretty popular option up north in the winter in many vehicles. But L2 at every spot? Wow.

 

Block heaters are not very popular, I get a lot of "looks" actually. But yeah, good point.