Originally Posted by
Rich Engelhardt
I can see it for new - but - retrofitting existing? Not real likely.
I just don't have any idea how an open parking lot could even begin to be wired for charging.
I know a guy who owns an apartment building (with others) and they started getting pressure to put in charging stations. It was impossible to do it and have the chargers connected to each unit's electrical system, so they put in "pay" chargers in one spot in the parking area. They said they had some problems getting the power company to put in the lines for the chargers but got it done.
He also said that if they reached a point were there weren't enough chargers, they could do more in a different spot in the parking lot. They had their own parking area and the parking lot was behind a fence with access control. Only tenants had access cards for the parking lot.
He told me that they were losing tenants because of the lack of chargers and that pushed them to install the first set. They were able to keep their rents up because having chargers in the parking lot made the building more attractive. For the tenant, charging will be more expensive than if they were hooked to their power, but it's better than having to find chargers "out in the wild".
Mike
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