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2022: Developers ordered to install electric vehicle charging stations near new buildings

In mid-July 2022, Seattle lawmakers approved rules that require new and substantially rebuilt apartment buildings in King County (the county seat is Seattle) to have 10% of parking spaces capable of charging electric vehicles, and 25% of spaces must have the infrastructure to convert them to charge electric vehicles.

In early June 2022, the US presidential administration published a new set of standards that will make it easier for the country to meet the task of installing half a million charging stations by 2030. The document contains recommendations for states to conclude contracts for the installation of chargers, and contractors are instructed to provide the most convenient infrastructure available to a wide range of consumers. Projects are also described that will not be able to apply for federal subsidies, in particular, proprietary stations that are suitable for machines of only one manufacturer.

The standards provide for the installation of stations every 80 km along the main federal highways and no further than 1.6 km from them. The states will need to ensure the construction of charging infrastructure not only in densely populated areas, but also in rural areas and in Indian communities. Station operators are instructed to provide customers with up-to-date information and inform them about busy or faulty points. At least four 150 kW DC ports shall be installed at each facility.

Electric vehicle charging station

The updated rules were approved in early July 2022 by the King County City Council, which covers a region that includes Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond. The rules apply to unincorporated areas of the county, which excludes cities in the region.

Seattle authorities previously passed rules requiring new single-family homes to include parking spaces ready for use for a variety of electric vehicle models, and in apartment buildings, 20% of spaces must be ready to use EV. For non-residential buildings, this percentage is reduced to 10% of parking spaces.

The state Washington has set a goal that by 2030 all passenger and small-tonnage trucks sold, purchased and registered in the state will be electric. The state already ranks fourth in the USA number of electric car owners, behind more populous states such as Texas Florida and. California King County city residents own the most electric vehicles per capita in the state, and rapid expansion of battery charging infrastructure is essential to meeting electric vehicle sales targets.^[1]

1941

Futuristic Kalakala Ferry in Seattle, 1941.

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At the Seattle Lumber Lumber Mill, Cedar Trunks, 1939.

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