Last Wednesday, SF Mayor Gavin Newsom announced the addition of electric car chargers in front of city hall in what he called “the first step towards creating the electric vehicle infrastructure of the future”. The chargers are intended for the city’s electric fleet vehicles as well as electric Zipcars and other private but sustainably managed electric car companies, and Newsom hopes they will draw the public’s attention to the feasibiltiy of alternative-fuel and electric vehicles.
Although not strictly a building component, things like electric car charging stations do contribute points to LEED standards, and (I believe) the original Green Dorm Feasibiltiy Study called for charging stations to be incorporated. Seeing publicity aimed at electric cars, especially in this economic climate, is heartening, and worth keeping in sight despite being outside the stricter realm of green buildings.