Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The Green Future Comes To Vancouver

May 6, 2009 -- Condo buyers at Concord Pacific's new Cosmo building in downtown Vancouver will have the capacity to plug in and charge their electric vehicles.

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"We're saying it's no longer science fiction. It's a reality. "It's also not long before high-density projects without plug-in capability will be obsolete. It will be like buying a TV today without high definition. We think for the purchasers, this project will give them a longer market advantage."

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Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association president Gerry Martselos also praised Concord. "EV charging is fast becoming a checklist item for future home buyers, as the majority of EV charging will be done overnight at home," he said in a statement.

Here's the building's website.

Sounds expensive (rigging out your parking spot for recharging costs about $5,000), but still, Vancouver has been been doing a lot along these lines. Probably Canada's greenest city at the moment (love those rooftop gardens on the condo buildings).

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cost to Developer to "rig out" each parking spot with 220v plug ?

About 50 bucks.

Outrageous Greenie justified price gouging increase to purchasers

$5000.

Priceless.

Waiting until the new owners get their monthly condo fees and see a $25 "Green Charge" added.

Even more priceless.

bigcitylib said...

"Cost to Developer to "rig out" each parking spot with 220v plug ?

About 50 bucks."

A bit more to it than that, I think. These are big batteries.

Anonymous said...

it is a simple 220v plug . . . piece of cake.

Think your clothes dryer . . same thing.

The size of the batteries is irrelevant.

Even if it is $500 bucks, the $5000 price tag is eco-greenie price gouging, preying on the gullible & those afflicted with eco-guilt.