Interest in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations is growing, especially from condominium residents, but the road to installation may not be smooth. Charging infrastructure specialist Greenlots began fielding enquiries about setting up EV charging stations from new condominium developments in 2015. It wanted to meet the BCA Green Mark criteria which certifies their environmental impact and performance. Greenlots at the same time also wanted to gauge the demand – it had already expected future requests for EV infrastructure to be primarily driven by increased demand from both consumers and property owners. In general, installing EV chargers at older condominiums – developments above 30 years, for example – is more challenging as there is less spare capacity available for EV charging, says Greenlots. The installation of EV chargers is also an asset enhancement to the condominium, so an approval of resolution is required from the management council in order to proceed.... Continue Reading