EV charging outlets in condos

[newnative]

5 hours ago, jippytum said:

Thank you.

Personally i do not have an electic car or hybrid car. 

I am however on the management committee of my condo and owners thinking of purchasing one  have made the enquiry. 

The post was a genuine request for information prior to our condo AGM. 

     It will be interesting to see how condo projects handle this.  My spouse and I have a Bangkok condo and, so far, there are no charging stations at the condo.  I think, though, as more people buy EVs, there will be pressure put on condo committees by these owners to have charging stations installed. 

    I'm not sure how projects will deal with the fire safety issue if they only have underground or garage-type parking.  The BKK condo does have some open-air surface parking and some of this could be used for charging stations; it is far enough away from the condo building to keep the building safe, should a fire occur.  I noticed at our last visit that some of this parking has now been blocked off so, perhaps, residents are being prepared to lose this parking to charging stations down the road.   I'm curious if any readers live at a condo project that has installed charging stations and, if so, where they were installed.  

[JBChiangRai]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Lots of confusion here.

I have a 2018 S350d hybrid 

The current model is also hybrid. 

 

 

The 2018 S350d is not a plug-in Hybrid, it’s what’s called a “mild-hybrid” with a 48 volt motor to add a little more power.

[kwonitoy]

13 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

No.

Not unless the condo owner puts it there.

You only own the interior airspace within the walls of your condo.

 

 

I owned the parking stall in my VT7 condo,

Had a separate payment for it and I had a chanote for it

 

That privately owned parking stall was much more resealable than my condo was, had tons of inquiries to sell it.  

[digbeth]

most of the dc charging networks will offer some deald with the juristic person to share profit/rent but only if the area to put the DC charger in is accessible by the public, that measn guest car park area

 

even in condos with plugs in the pariing area for PHEVs, most are still doing the manual method of having the maintenance guy read the meter and add that to the bill, I've heard of case where some co-owners donate theri wall box + installation to the condos as to save them having to use the granny slow charger

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

16 hours ago, jippytum said:

Thank you.

Personally i do not have an electic car or hybrid car. 

I am however on the management committee of my condo and owners thinking of purchasing one  have made the enquiry. 

The post was a genuine request for information prior to our condo AGM. 

The condo residents that want a connection should pay for it themselves. It would be wrong to make all residents pay for something only a few use.

If car owners have a dedicated car park, shouldn't be a problem to install their own charging connection.

[digbeth]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

The condo residents that want a connection should pay for it themselves. It would be wrong to make all residents pay for something only a few use.

If car owners have a dedicated car park, shouldn't be a problem to install their own charging connection.

The same could be argued for gyms, pools and other facilities that's popular now like co-working space/library-studies 

you may not use it yourself but in order to make the co-owners agree, you you could spin in that it affects the resaleability of the condo - consider your exisitng condo and newer builds with EV charging.... 
plus it generates money and cashflow for the condo

[Gweiloman]

14 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

The 2018 S350d is not a plug-in Hybrid, it’s what’s called a “mild-hybrid” with a 48 volt motor to add a little more power.

If this correct and he “plugs” in to charge, one wonders whether he actually owns such a car? Unless he means plug in a fuel nozzle so that the ICE charges the small 1kwh or so battery while driving? Lol

[SAFETY FIRST]

7 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

If this correct and he “plugs” in to charge, one wonders whether he actually owns such a car? Unless he means plug in a fuel nozzle so that the ICE charges the small 1kwh or so battery while driving? Lol

Hey funny guy, of course it's not a s350d.....Einstein. 

 

I'm fed up with arguing with the people here who won't accept the truth.

 

There are many cars for sale that are hybrid plugins.Their description is hybrid plug in. 

 

A hybrid can be a PLUG IN, or a FULL hybrid as shown in the video earlier. 

 

[KhunLA]

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Hey funny guy, of course it's not a s350d.....Einstein. 

 

I'm fed up with arguing with the people here who won't accept the truth.

 

There are many cars for sale that are hybrid plugins.Their description is hybrid plug in. 

 

A hybrid can be a PLUG IN, or a FULL hybrid as shown in the video earlier. 

 

 

On 9/25/2024 at 3:33 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Lots of confusion here.

I have a 2018 S350d hybrid 

The current model is also hybrid. 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

27 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

 

 

Yep, when I get antagonized, I throw a meaningless, stupid comment back at them. 

 

I haven't got the time like most here, always looking for an argument, they seem to be commenting here day in and day out. 

 

I can't be bothered 

 

[In Full Agreement]

On 9/25/2024 at 8:51 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

I've got a life, I'm out of here, bye 

 

 

You already said that previously.

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

32 minutes ago, In Full Agreement said:

On 9/25/2024 at 8:51 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

I've got a life, I'm out of here, bye 

You already said that previously

I hadn't made a comment in over 24 hours.  What's your point? 

 

Yes, I have a life, I don't sit and wait by my warrior keyboard for a notification, or sit scrolling through the unread content and new postings for entertainment. 

 

I enjoy my life, not like some here. 

 

 

[kwak250]

On 9/25/2024 at 5:26 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

If my condominium committee would ever bring this up, I would vote against it.

We don't need a big fire risk in a car park area which was never designed for access to fire fighting vehicles.

If i lived in a condo and they brought the subject up i would be looking to move,
Bad enough in a open car park but have you seen how quickly EV fires spread?

[JBChiangRai]

It is precisely because some committees may stop EV charging points being installed that I think the government will legislate at some point that there have to be X charging points per Y condo units.

 

If Central Group allow EV charging in their multi-storey car parks and presumably carry insurance then I think they might know better than ignorant or prejudiced condo committee members.

[kwak250]

38 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

It is precisely because some committees may stop EV charging points being installed that I think the government will legislate at some point that there have to be X charging points per Y condo units.

 

If Central Group allow EV charging in their multi-storey car parks and presumably carry insurance then I think they might know better than ignorant or prejudiced condo committee members.

You don't sleep at a Central group car park
I for one would not want to be on the 27th floor 
They can charge all they want at multi-storey car parks as this would not concern me .

Insurance or ignorance is nothing to do with this

[JBChiangRai]

1 minute ago, kwak250 said:

You don't sleep at a Central group car park
I for one would not want to be on the 27th floor 
They can charge all they want at multi-storey car parks as this would not concern me .

Insurance or ignorance is nothing to do with this

You do know that an ICE car is between 12 and 130 times MORE likely to catch fire than an EV?

 

Ignorance and prejudice does appear to be the issue from where I am sitting.

[SAFETY FIRST]

10 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

You do know that an ICE car is between 12 and 130 times MORE likely to catch fire than an EV?

 

Ignorance and prejudice does appear to be the issue from where I am sitting.

We are all within our rights to be concerned and alarmed about EV fires.

 

Most ICE fires can be put out by most people (average Joe). 

 

Most EV fires requires specialists team and specialists equipment to contain.
 

[Gweiloman]

17 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Hey funny guy, of course it's not a s350d.....Einstein. 

 

I'm fed up with arguing with the people here who won't accept the truth.

 

There are many cars for sale that are hybrid plugins.Their description is hybrid plug in. 

 

A hybrid can be a PLUG IN, or a FULL hybrid as shown in the video earlier. 

 

I’m a bit confused so would appreciate some clarification. 

 

What vehicle do you own? What is the size of the battery and what’s the electric only range? Genuine question.

[thaibeachlovers]

28 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

You do know that an ICE car is between 12 and 130 times MORE likely to catch fire than an EV?

 

Ignorance and prejudice does appear to be the issue from where I am sitting.

How many ICE cars catch fire when sitting in a car park? Normally takes a collision to do that.

You equivalence is false IMO.

[SAFETY FIRST]

19 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

I’m a bit confused so would appreciate some clarification. 

 

What vehicle do you own? What is the size of the battery and what’s the electric only range? Genuine question.

I've got a hybrid, it's got a hybrid logo but I can't call it a hybrid because it's not a FULL hybrid, it's a plug in hybrid. 😂

 

The manufacturer has a sign saying hybrid, it's next to their logo's, they attach these hybrid logo's when attaching their emblems when the cars are manufactured. 

 

Maybe the owners of full hybrid call them FULL hybrid instead of arguing the point, seems some here have a narcissistic attitude to me.  

 

What's your point? 

 

 

 

[tomazbodner]

On 9/25/2024 at 6:15 AM, jippytum said:

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. 

We have 2 condos next to each other. Ours provides charging for residents only - the charging area are slots inside the parking building. The neighbouring building has them outside, before the ramp. Both only have 3 slots right now, but word is that they'll increase with need. They are fast chargers, so not intended to park overnight. Both use an app to reserve and pay for charging (Sharge). Our residents have BMW, BYD, Deepal, MG, Neta and Tesla. I see random cars charging during the days when passing the building.

 

No idea on cost of installation, as our condo, about 5 years old, had them installed from the start.

[jippytum]

11 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

We have 2 condos next to each other. Ours provides charging for residents only - the charging area are slots inside the parking building. The neighbouring building has them outside, before the ramp. Both only have 3 slots right now, but word is that they'll increase with need. They are fast chargers, so not intended to park overnight. Both use an app to reserve and pay for charging (Sharge). Our residents have BMW, BYD, Deepal, MG, Neta and Tesla. I see random cars charging during the days when passing the building.

 

No idea on cost of installation, as our condo, about 5 years old, had them installed from the start.

Thank you for the most helpful and informative response to the post

[JBChiangRai]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

We are all within our rights to be concerned and alarmed about EV fires.

 

Most ICE fires can be put out by most people (average Joe). 

 

Most EV fires requires specialists team and specialists equipment to contain.
 

 

42 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

How many ICE cars catch fire when sitting in a car park? Normally takes a collision to do that.

You equivalence is false IMO.

The statistics I quoted include parked vehicles, ICE cars do catch fire when parked.

 

Being concerned about car fires is one thing, stopping charging in condos when better and more qualified minds than yours have already determined they are safe in shopping center multi-storey car parks is safe, smacks of ignorance or prejudice to me.

[JBChiangRai]

45 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I've got a hybrid, it's got a hybrid logo but I can't call it a hybrid because it's not a FULL hybrid, it's a plug in hybrid. 😂

 

The manufacturer has a sign saying hybrid, it's next to their logo's, they attach these hybrid logo's when attaching their emblems when the cars are manufactured. 

 

Maybe the owners of full hybrid call them FULL hybrid instead of arguing the point, seems some here have a narcissistic attitude to me.  

 

What's your point? 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Gweiloman said:

I’m a bit confused so would appreciate some clarification. 

 

What vehicle do you own? What is the size of the battery and what’s the electric only range? Genuine question.

Either has a Mercedes 2018 S350d or he has a plug-in hybrid.

 

He does not have a Mercedes 2018 S350d plug-in hybrid. There is no such car.

 

Does your car have a BLUETEC HYBRID badge on the back?

[KhunLA]

15 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yep, when I get antagonized, I throw a meaningless, stupid comment back at them. 

 

I haven't got the time like most here, always looking for an argument, they seem to be commenting here day in and day out. 

 

I can't be bothered 

 

Or when called out for your falsehood ... 

... ever think about a career in politics 

[SAFETY FIRST]

6 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

Being concerned about car fires is one thing, stopping charging in condos when better and more qualified minds

Why don't you put your qualified mind to good use, find a practical solution to extinguishing EV fires and stop your annoying arguing. 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

4 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

Either has a Mercedes 2018 S350d or he has a plug-in hybrid.

 

He does not have a Mercedes 2018 S350d plug-in hybrid. There is no such car.

Your stupid, annoying comments require stupid replies. 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

10 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Or when called out for your falsehood ... 

... ever think about a career in politics 

What are you on about?

 

This thread has woken up all the antagonizers. 

 

 

Read the thread, it was a false, a fake reply to annoy the antagonizers here. 

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

On 9/25/2024 at 8:45 AM, motdaeng said:

not the same thing ...

(it’s like comparing an orange and a banana, both are food, but they’re not the same)

The exact same thing happens if you 'plug' them into an electric socket, though!

[KhunLA]

15 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

What are you on about?

This thread has woken up all the antagonizers. 

Read the thread, it was a false, a fake reply to annoy the antagonizers here. 

If you say so ... 🙄