EV charging outlets in condos

[jippytum]

Does your condo management provide a common area  charging point for electic vehicles? 

With the popularity of electric cars and hybrids. Can anyone give an indication as to the esimated  cost of instillation and method of debiting residents for the electricity consumed. 

 I assume different makes of car have individual connectors. How could you overcome this problem with a single charging instillation. 

[JBChiangRai]

There are specialist companies who will run this kind of service, just find a small hotel with a CS and ask them, I know of one, it's called Plux you can reach them at [email protected] 

 

It's accessed by an app and debits your bank. I'm guessing the hotel/condo gets a revenue share.

 

You can also do it on the cheap by installing a CS and fitting an after market electric meter with a breaker at security or reception and running some kind of manual system.

[KhunLA]

Edited 48 minutes ago by KhunLA

[JBChiangRai]

1 hour ago, jippytum said:

I assume different makes of car have individual connectors. How could you overcome this problem with a single charging instillation. 

 

They all have a standard connector, it's a non-issue.

[JBChiangRai]

I would add that I would always fit a 22Kw 3-Phase CS, never fit an 11Kw 3-Phase CS, if cost is an issue then fit a 7Kw single phase CS.

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, jippytum said:

Does your condo management provide a common area  charging point for electic vehicles? 

I wouldn't but an EV if I lived in a condo. 

I've got a hybrid, it gets plugged in nightly from the outlet in my garage. 

 

1 hour ago, jippytum said:

I assume different makes of car have individual connectors. How could you overcome this problem with a single charging instillation. 

They have different connectors that fix to the car but the wall plug is standard. (10 or 15amp etc.). 

 

 

Edited 49 minutes ago by SAFETY FIRST

[JBChiangRai]

8 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I wouldn't but an EV if I lived in a condo. 

I've got a hybrid, it gets plugged in nightly from the outlet in my garage. 

 

They have different connectors that fix to the car but the wall plug is standard. (10 or 15amp etc.). 

 

 

 

Connectors are all standard except very early Nissan Leaf and perhaps the odd grey import.

 

All usually have the CCS2 connector.

 

The problem of CS in Condo's isn't going to go away, at some point I expect the government to mandate it.

[motdaeng]

23 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I've got a hybrid, it gets plugged in nightly from the outlet in my garage. 

 

i assume that you have a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and not just a hybrid car ... 

(you can only refuel a hybrid car with gasoline, not electricity)

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

30 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Connectors are all standard except very early Nissan Leaf and perhaps the odd grey import.

Yes, like I said they can have different connections but it's irrelevant.

 

The OP is asking about wall connections. 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

15 minutes ago, motdaeng said:

 

i assume that you have a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and not just a hybrid car ... 

(you can only refuel a hybrid car with gasoline, not electricity)

 

Like I said I have a hybrid. 

 

Crikey, some here are looking for a Damm argument. 

I assume it's you EV owners, always hostile, looking to defend your EV's. 

 

See ya 🥳

 

Edited 6 minutes ago by SAFETY FIRST

[JBChiangRai]

47 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I wouldn't but an EV if I lived in a condo. 

I've got a hybrid, it gets plugged in nightly from the outlet in my garage. 

 

They have different connectors that fix to the car but the wall plug is standard. (10 or 15amp etc.). 

 

 

 

5 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yes, like I said they can have different connections but it's irrelevant.

 

The OP is asking about wall connections. 

 

 

Nonsense, the OP specifically asked about the problem of cars having different connectors.  It's a non-issue because every EV sold in the last few years has a standard CCS2 connector.

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

3 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

 

Nonsense, the OP specifically asked about the problem of cars having different connectors.  It's a non-issue because every EV sold in the last few years has a standard CCS2 connector.

 

 

 

 

2 hours ago, jippytum said:

How could you overcome this problem with a single charging instillation.

Put your reading glasses on mate. 

 

If the condo installs an outlet to charge specifically EV, it will provide a 15 amp outlet. 

 

Edited just now by SAFETY FIRST