Is Your Property EV Ready?
Let Me Assess Your Building’s Readiness and Suitability to Support Electric Vehicles
Prepare Your Property for the EV-Filled Future
- EVs are expected to make up 50 percent of new car sales by 2030.
- Strata owners face a number of issues related to electric vehicle charging such as capacity planning/load management, how to bill, how to accommodate the growing demand for electric vehicles, and what by-laws are required to pass for electric vehicles.
Benefits
- Electric vehicle charging infrastructure will ultimately increase the value of properties as EV uptake grows
- Attract residents
- Increase average rent
Where To Start
- A good place to start is by initiating contact with your body corporation management and proposing to conduct a Resident survey
- If the survey results are positive in regard to the installation of electric vehicle charging being required, the second step is to:
1. Review the current electrical infrastructure - can EV charging be added without major modifications/additions to the building's Main Switch Board or supply Transformer?
2. Conduct an energy/demand assessment for the building to determine available spare capacity and the demand curve.
- Once the existing electrical infrastructure survey is completed and spare capacity and the demand curve are known, proposals can be formulated and voted on by the body corporate.
