We all know that charging at home is absolutely the most convenient option. You plug in your EV at the end of your day, and, by morning, you’re ready to go. But what if your home is an apartment? Only a small number of apartment dwellers have access to a non-home residential charger.
We have worked with companies providing solutions for both single homes as well as apartment buildings. Whilst single homes are a big part of the market, apartment dwelling EV owners are an important segment of the EV driving population. What confluence of factors will smooth their transition to battery electric vehicle transportation in smart and equitable ways? There has been a lot of research into this topic and I always thought of putting an overview together in terms of what can be done to encourage more people living in apartments switch to EVs. Here is a really good overview of what the relevant factors in this equation are.