charging for electric vehicles

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are there any requirements, in the nec, where a outlet might be required for a electric vehicle. such as home, service station? 625, as i read it has no such requirement.
 
When the city of Seattle was working through the 2008 NEC, preparing to adopt it along with their own local changes, they decided to add a requirement related to electric vehicles. I had a chance to listen to part of the debates over this issue. They wanted to require, as a minimum, that certain new buildings (based on occupancy) install a "pathway" that would be reserved for future installation of charging stations. The tricky part was defining what they meant by "pathway," or finding some other words that would convey their intent. I don't have a copy of the final version handy, but what I recall is that they wanted a spot on the wall reserved for the charging panel, and a spare conduit installed from that room back to the electric room.
 
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