Increases the number of parking spaces in some new buildings that must have what is needed to charge electric cars.
Increases the percentage of electrical service capacity for charging electric vehicles or electric vehicle charging stations that must be installed at vehicle parking spaces in the garages or parking areas of newly constructed commercial buildings, multifamily buildings with five or more units and mixed-use buildings consisting of privately owned commercial space and five or more residential dwelling units.
This bill is meant to defy the Trump Administration’s actions to give citizens a choice in vehicles. Oregon is foolish to force Oregonians to pour more money into converting to electric vehicles, especially when the power grid is not equipped to handle it. And consider manufacturers are reducing production.
Policies that knowingly will cause rolling blackouts is not governing, but foolish.