Multi-Unit Residential
With electric vehicles becoming increasingly common the demand from tenants for electric vehicle charging points is becoming ever more prominent. Whether you are the landlord for a single property or the manager for an entire apartment block, making the investment in electric vehicle charging solutions is a fantastic way to future proof and improve the value of your building. With longer range and more affordable models hitting the market, the increase in the number of tenants requiring electrical vehicle charging is set to surge.
EV-Solve helps property managers and landlords to add electric vehicle charging capabilities to their buildings, with a turnkey service provided for seamless integration. Investment in charging stations is growing as moves are made towards a low-carbon economy. Naturally, this will lead to a further increase in the number of tenants who drive electric vehicles and who are likely to make renting decisions based on the availability of charging stations.
EV Charging in MURBs may seem complicated. EV-Solve are here to work alongside tenants’ strata councils or property managers to simplify the process and ensure an optimal solution is applied, which works for everyone. If you are a tenant looking to install a charger for yourself, we can also assist in helping you communicate with your building manager or strata council. One of our aims is to help educate all parties to ensure they get the most from their EV charging. Contact our team to discuss your options.
If you are a property manager or landlord, you can future-proof your building by anticipating the incoming demand and making the investment in electric vehicle charging capabilities now. We can also implement an adequate operational strategy for you building and residents, as to monitor and bill for consumption accordingly. We can enable you to operate the EV service or, if you don’t wish to control the system, our team of experts can control all of this for you, remotely.
With multi-unit, we have two options
Level 1
Level 1 with metering and billing is a very cost-effective way to monitor usage and billing on a regular 110V outlet, so the users pay for their consumption and not the building. It takes 6-8 hours to fully charge a plug-in hybrid vehicle, and 11-16 hours for an all-electric car. Offering you a flexible way to charge, but at a slower rate to a Level 2 charger. We are one of very few companies who can provide an intelligent Level 1 charging solution with energy monitoring and billing, including authorization features.
Level 2
For faster charging requirements a level 2 solution will be required. Also in the case where the building has limited electrical capacity, an load management system may be needed to protect the buildings electrical service. This can provide a much more cost-effective solution in the event you would have to upgrade the buildings electrical service; this could be in excess of $100,000 to the building. We have solutions for whatever your buildings existing conditions are.
Safety
Worried about using such a powerful electrical connection? You needn’t be. All charging stations are equipped with a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), which reduces the risk of electric shock. Also, electricity will not flow through the plug’s connector pins unless the plug is correctly inserted into the receptacle on the vehicle. The coupling connector is equipped with weathertight seals, and a retention component keeps it from disconnecting if someone or something accidentally pulls on the cable.