This document summarizes electric vehicle infrastructure planning efforts in Santa Monica. It outlines the city's current EV charging infrastructure, including 24 public Level 2 chargers and 61 permitted private residential chargers. It also discusses future planning areas like additional public chargers, requirements for new construction, and challenges to expanding charging access in multi-family housing. The city aims to address policy and technical issues to support anticipated growth in electric vehicle adoption over the next five years.

1. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
Planning in Santa Monica
February 15, 2012
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2. Background
 PEVs expected to capture a growing share of total
vehicle sales in the coming years
 SCE’s service area projected to be largest PEV
market in the US over next six years
 Estimated sales of 100,000 PEVs in LA area by
2017
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3. Background
Common conductive charging system
adopted in 2009 throughout North America
 Level 1 (120 volt) – 12 to 18 hours
 Level 2 (240 volt) – 4 to 8 hours
 Level 3 (480 volt) – 30 minutes
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4. Current EV Infrastructure in Santa Monica
 24 publicly-accessible Level 2 chargers
 SM Pier
 Civic Center Garage
 Civic Solar Port
 Montana Avenue
 SM Airport
 Virginia Avenue Park
 Santa Monica Place
 Santa Monica College
 8 Level 1 chargers at Bundy Campus
 16 planned level 2 chargers at main campus
and Academy of Entertainment and Tech
 Auto dealerships - 10 publicly-accessible Level 2 chargers at 4 locations
 61 permits for private residential EV chargers installations
 42 single family
 19 multi-family
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5. Future Planning for EV Infrastructure
 EV Infrastructure Planning Group (EVIPG) established Feb 2011
 Primary Areas of Focus
1. Publicly-Accessible Infrastructure
2. Policies for EV Chargers in New Construction
3. Policies and Procedures for EV Chargers in Existing Buildings
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6. Future Planning for EV Infrastructure
Publicly-Accessible Infrastructure - Issues Being
Addressed
 Future locations for EV Chargers
 Protocols for ongoing operations and maintenance
 Evaluating policy options for private development of publicly-
accessible infrastructure
 Evaluating policy options for payment of electricity costs
 Encourage private development of “fast charge” stations in SM
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7. Future Planning for EV Infrastructure
Requirements for New Construction
 EV Readiness Requirements for multi-family residential and
commercial uses will be proposed as part of the Zoning
Ordinance update
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8. EV Infrastructure for Existing Multi-Family
Buildings
 70% of Santa Monica residents live in multi-family rental
housing
 SB 209 (July 2011) allows condominium owners to install EV
chargers
 Current law doesn’t allow the City to require owners of multi-
family rental buildings to allow tenants to install EV chargers
on their property
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9. EV Infrastructure for Existing Multi-Family
Buildings
 Issues Related to EV Charger Installations in Multi-Family Rental Housing
 Cost – Installation of Level 2 charger may require up to $10,000 in
electrical upgrades to the building
 Charger location and assigned parking
 Tracking and billing for electricity use
 Building owner property rights
 Ownership and liability for charger
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10. EV Infrastructure for Existing Multi-Family
Buildings
Next Steps
1. Meet with Multi-Family Rental Property owners to discuss issues and
opportunities, in conjunction with UCLA Luskin Center
2. CEC Grant for regional study of possible solutions in the WSCCOG
region
3. Investigate opportunities for significantly increasing viable charging at
commercial and public locations in areas convenient to renters
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11. Future Planning for EV Infrastructure
Moving Forward
 EVIPG continues to address the various issues related to EV
infrastructure, will monitor new developments in the field and
the local demand for more EV chargers, and continues to work
with other agencies to coordinate regional EV infrastructure
 Current focus moving forward:
 Identifying locations for new public chargers
 Evaluating options for multi-family
 Policy development for cost recovery
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