Building codes are revised* every two years and pre-wiring for EV's was one of the proposed additions to the most recent revision.
Yeah - that's what I want. A building code spending more of my money on something I don't even need. 240v in the garage? Sure - for a welder!
Maybe they should also mandate HC ramps in all homes, even for people who aren't handicapped, don't have handicapped family or friends.
Maybe they should mandate whole-house HEPA filter systems for all homes, so that I can pay for the next potential homeowner 15 years from now who may or may not have severe allergies.
Maybe I should have to wire 240v outlets for an electric water heater, electric stove, and electric dryer ... though I'm on natural gas.
Maybe I should have to include CAT5/6 cable in every room, just in case the next family wants ethernet in their bedrooms.
Maybe I should be made to install a HC accessible shower on the main floor also, just in case the next family has their 82 year old MIL living with them and needs it.
- As a firearms owner, I'd like the building code to include a requirement for a walk-in 8" thick concrete-wall vault for gun/ammo storage. I mean, if I have to pay for an outlet I don't need, then others can pay for the vault I'd like to see in every basement or garage when I go to buy my next home.
- And, they should have to build every new home with a garage at least 26' x 26' x 12' high clear-span, so that I can get my 2-post car lift into the garage.
- Let's make sure every garage also has a recessed in-floor motorcycle lift for tire changes, too.
- They can also mandate a 240v outlet in the basement for my wife's pottery kiln, while they're at it.
My Point? If they can mandate me to purchase a product I don't need but the next person wants, then I should be able to demand every home have stuff that I want to see included in every potential home for my future as well! I"m not anti-government or anti-regulation. I'm against the forced purchases of a product I have no need for. Mandatory code for smoke detectors in new home construction? Sure - that's a safety item. Same goes for CO detectors. Those both are proven to save lives. But I'm not aware of an EV being able to save my life from an acute catastrophic event just because of an outleft in the garage. For that matter, what if the next family doesn't even have personal vehicular transportation???? What if they only own bicycles and ride city buses? Should they have to pay for the EV outlet also????
NOTE - I realize it wasn't the suggestion of BMWTurboDzl to have these plugs; he was just passing on the info. Not his fault and my ire isn't directed him personally.