EV charging and electrification
EV charging for business sites: what to decide first
What should our business decide before procuring EV charging?
Start with vehicles, dwell times, users and operating requirements—not a charger count. The site connection, landlord position, payment model, accessibility, maintenance and future fleet plans can materially change the appropriate design.
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Define the operating need
Separate fleet, employee, visitor and public charging. Record vehicle types, arrival and departure patterns, expected energy demand, access rules and the service level the organisation needs.
Check site and connection constraints
A charger proposal must fit the electrical infrastructure and any network requirements.
- Existing agreed capacity and peak demand
- Load management assumptions
- Landlord and property consents
- Parking, accessibility and traffic flow
- Payment, reimbursement and tax requirements
- Maintenance, uptime and fault response
- Data access and contract exit rights
Compare whole operating models
Compare equipment ownership, software, electricity supply, maintenance, payment processing and upgrade responsibilities over the expected life—not only the installation price.
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