making the right EV decision

making the right EV decision

EV charging is the future, however, with many varied viewpoints and concerns, making the right decision for your community can be difficult. What is your building doing to get ready for EVs? Maybe residents are already charging electric vehicles in your building, maybe people are starting to ask if they can install a charger, or maybe it’s not even on your committee’s radar.

Allan Park, Executive Manager of Altogether navigates us through this complex topic by providing a roadmap to get you started and a list of considerations for your committee.

Don’t despair! Not only are there environmental and economic benefits, but property owners and developers can reap considerable gains in rent and property value if the correct choices are considered now.

Some of the discussion centred around:

• Some of the barriers to EV uptake.
• EV potential benefits for strata living.
• Electric vehicle readiness in strata: unfortunately, it’s not plug and play.
• The complexities to consider when deciding on the path forward.
• Charging options – What’s available and why it’s important to pick the option that best suits your building.
• The road map to implementation.
• Understanding your load. Allan shared a hypothetical case study of a building with just 10 EVs and we explored how much of a difference demand control to those busy evening hours of energy consumption.
• What funding options are available?

Resources mentioned during the webinar

• Fire and Rescue NSW – Electric Vehicles

• NSW Climate and Energy Action – Electric vehicle ready buildings

• Queensland Fire and Emergency Services – Electric Vehicle Fire Safety

• Queensland Fire and Emergency Services – Electric vehicle carparks and electric vehicle charging stations

The presentation slides can be accessed here: EV ready: introducing electric vehicle charging into your community.