One hundred ninety new homes are to be pre-wired, ready for electric vehicle-charger installations, thanks to a new partnership between Nissan and City Ventures. City Ventures is California's leading builder of affordable, eco-friendly homes in urban areas, and the company will allow for easy installation of a Level II (240v/40 amp) electric vehicle charging dock on new homes throughout Southern California.
A Level II charger is the recommended method to charge the Nissan Leaf at home. Already, City Ventures' residences are built with sensitivity to environment issues, making their residences a natural fit for customers for the Leaf EV.
"Nissan applauds City Ventures' vision and leadership to create a unique solution on such a large scale," said Brendan Jones, Nissan's director of Electric Vehicle Marketing and Sales Strategy. "Their model perfectly complements the accepted preference by EV owners to charge at home – including convenient charging during off-peak overnight hours – and is a meaningful step to help advance Nissan Leaf owner satisfaction."
Although City Ventures will be responsible for pre-wiring the multi-family units, Nissan will provide the builder with technical and charging information to help satisfy construction needs, and to better align with consumer charging habits. The two companies may even participate in cross-promotional opportunities in the future.
"City Ventures' goal is to provide the most advanced and cost-effective solutions to buying a green home, including offering affordable solar-powered and all-electric homes," added Herb Gardner, City Ventures' President of Homebuilding. "By pre-wiring multi-family units, homeowners now have a simple, low-cost option to charge their all-electric Nissan Leaf at our all-electric home, and can even use the home's solar panels to power their car. They'll never have a gasoline or gas utility bill again resulting in a win-win for their pocketbooks and the environment."
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