With the electric car market growing at a significant pace, Forbes writer Lisa Chamoff reports car chargers are the latest must-have feature for new luxury neighborhoods. U.S. sales of electric vehicles has increased 81% from 2017 to 2018 and new technologies allow for higher volt outlets to charge cars, such as a Tesla, in about eight hours or less. Check out additional applications and details about personal car charging stations below.
Out in San Francisco, which is no stranger to green living, the LEED Platinum-certified Residence 950 by developer Troon Pacific comes equipped with branded Tesla charger and is also pre-wired for additional smart-car chargers in the four-car garage. The 9,500-square-foot home by developer Troon Pacific is asking $45 million.
Apartments have also caught on. In Manhattan’s Sutton Place, 348-unit postwar co-op The Sovereign, where 16 apartments are currently listed, features a valet garage with electric charging stations.
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