Summary
Starting in 2026, California will require all new residential units with parking spaces to be EV charger-ready, significantly increasing access to electric vehicle charging.
Multi-family developments must equip at least one EV-ready spot per unit, while hotels, commercial lots, and parking renovations will also face new EV charging mandates.
Advocacy groups praise the policy, emphasizing its balanced approach to affordability and infrastructure needs.
The initiative aligns with California’s 2035 ban on new gas-powered car sales, aiming to address key barriers to EV adoption and support the state’s transition to electrification.
@MicroWave Granted, I live in New Jersey, so this doesn’t affect me. But what about for those of us who don’t drive? I, for example, am totally blind. Why should those of us without cars have to pay for renovations that we don’t need? What about people who don’t own or want these cars, and who don’t have any friends who do? It says for new residential buildings, but then, it talks about multi-family ones, so I’m assuming that existing homes would require them as well.