The company said that this new option in designed to ease the future installation of a station to charge an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle conveniently at home. The pre-wire option is now available to KB Home homebuyers nationwide.
The Rocky Mountain Institute, a nonprofit organization, which recently launched Project Get Ready, a program to help communities prepare for plug-in vehicles, has welcomed this initiative by KB Home.
The new initiative is expected to lead to the mass adoption of electric vehicles by providing the option of charging EV at home overnight. Morerover, charging EV at home overnight will also put less strain on the grid than opportunity day-time charging at public charging stations.
KB Home is surveying the market to better understand the requirements of homebuyers. Based on this process, the homebuilder said that it has been incorporating energy-efficient and earth-friendly features that save buyers money, including building all new home communities to Energy Star guidelines.
At the KB Home Studio, the company is also working to educate buyers about ways they can further lower their energy bills and reduce their consumption of natural resources by choosing options from the company’s ‘My Home. My Earth.’ program.
Jeffrey Mezger, president and CEO of KB Home, said: ”KB Home is building new homes that are relevant to the way homebuyers are living – now and in the future.This is just one of many innovative and earth-friendly options that homeowners can choose from as part of KB Home’s Built to Order experience.
”It’s a great feature for homebuyers who currently drive electric cars, or for those who want to build their new home to accommodate these cars in the future.”
