Kamloops council moves to make future residential developments EV-ready
-
Share on Facebook
-
Share on Twitter
- Copy Link
KAMLOOPS — If a zoning bylaw amendment is passed, starting next year all new residential builds in Kamloops will be required to be ready for electric vehicle (EV) charging. Kamloops city council moved to send a move to public hearing that would require one EV-ready outlet per unit in future developments in a regular council meeting Tuesday (June 14).
New residential development would have to have one pre-wired, energized electrical outlet capable of providing Level 2 EV charging for one parking space per dwelling unit. Residential suites and visitor spaces would be exempt.
Level 1 charging is a standard, 120-volt charger. Level 1 charging can provide one-to-five kilometres of range per hour of charging. Level 2 can provide a range of 20-to-100 kilometers per hour of charging.
The new builds would not need to have a Level 2 EV charger yet — but they would need to have the transformer, meter, panel, conduit and outlet ready to support one.
