To whom it may concern,
Having just gone through the exercise of installing an EV charger at home, and having helped/advised 3 friends do the same at
their homes, it is a no brainer to require charging “infrastructure” in new homes.
The incremental cost to enable a charger in new construction is minimal, while the cost to do the same after construction is
significant. Believe it or not the cost imposed by the required planning department interactions (direct cost of permit and the
time for inspectors to come on site and the indirect cost of needing the electrician to be available for the inspection) are
significantly MORE than the cost of the charger and the actual labor to install!
With such a high (leading?) adoption rate of EVs in Menlo Park this makes sense from a financial perspective and from an
environmental perspective as well. It will also increase the number of people for whom electric cars are an option (e.g. in new
apartment construction).
Sincerely,
Gerald Wluka
10 Sharon Ct
Menlo Park CA 94025
