Today, Nissan Americas and City Ventures, one of California's leading builder of affordable eco-friendly urban homes in, announced a cooperative project to pre-wire 190 Southern California townhomes currently under construction for electric vehicle chargers. The effort will result in the largest residential, electric vehicle pre-wiring project in the United States.
"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."
"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."
Since its launch in December 2010, Nissan has delivered more than 4,000 Nissan LEAF electric vehicles in the United States. The Nissan LEAF currently is available in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Tennessee, Texas, Oregon and Washington, with more markets launching later this year.
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