Electric Car Chargers Are The Newest Luxury Home Amenity

As the electric car market grows — sales of electric vehicles in the U.S. increased 81% from 2017 to 2018 — car chargers are the latest must-haves for new luxury developments.

220-volt outlets can charge a Tesla — a showroom opened in East Hampton in 2016 — Audi, BMW or Mercedes in about eight hours or less, compared to 24 hours for a standard 110-volt outlet.
The garage at San Francisco's Residence 950 comes equipped with a pre-installed car charger and is wired for additional smart-car chargers.PAUL DYER
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.
“In the Bay area, we have the highest electric car use in the country,” says listing agent Val Steele of Compass.
An apartment for sale in The Sovereign in Manhattan, which features electric charging stations in the garage.BROWN HARRIS STEVENS
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.
The Oakman in Jersey City offers six electric car-charging stations for its 159 units.CHRISTOPHER LANE & FOGARTY FINGER

Across the river in Jersey City, luxury development The Oakman has six car-charging stations for residents of its 159 apartments.

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