+1 City to require EV Chargers in New Parking Lots

Where: Madison, WI

The EV charger requirements:

• 1% of parking spaces in new multifamily residential are required to have EV chargers
• 10% of the spaces must be wired for future chargers
• By 2041, at least 10% of spaces must have chargers and half must be wired
• Existing parking lots, when at least 10,000 square feet are repaved, also must meet the above standards
• Parking spaces for EV chargers are required for schools, hotels, hospitals, office buildings and other public and private lots where people park for 6+ hours at a time
• Exceptions: restaurants, retail and service businesses, warehouses and factories.

Government Technology | Madison, Wis., to Require EV Chargers in New Parking Lots