Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Electrical vehicle charging stations

[Fran Bowman (franbowman2013]

We are developing in West Sacramento CA and received a grant for chargers
for our parking area.
As I understand it, funding opportunities vary by state. Here is a resource
I found:
https://clippercreek.com/evse-rebates-and-tax-credits-by-state/

*Fran Bowman*
(530) 750-9926, 540 W. 8th St., Davis CA 95616

*Doll Doctor, Fran's Doll Care and Repair*
www.fransdollcareandrepair.com

*Member, Washington Commons CoHousing*
www.washington-commons.org




On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 8:46 PM Katie Henry <katie-henry [at] att.net> wrote:

> Our community is under construction, about six months away from move-in,
> and we're thinking about EV charging stations.
>
> We will have 36 homes and a mix of garages, carports, and surface parking.
> We currently have a vague plan to install some extra 240-volt circuits
> during construction and run underground conduit to various locations to
> support the addition of charging stations as residents acquire EVs. This
> raises lots of follow-up questions about equipment standardization, Level 1
> vs. Level 2, adequate electrical capacity, networked vs. not-networked,
> metering/billing, etc. Also, I have concerns about cars being charged
> catching on fire.
>
> Should we consider installing a single Level 3 charging station shared by
> all owners? Instead of each EV owner installing their own Level 1/2
> charging station and leaving their cars trickling overnight, everyone would
> use the Level 3 station since a car will fully charge in 15 or 20 minutes.
>
> No question a Level 3 is more expensive. I've reached out to some vendors
> for estimates but don't have any solid numbers yet. The electrical
> infrastructure is a big part of the expense. Our electrical work to the
> site hasn't started yet, so now is the time if we're going to do it. Even
> if it's more expensive, it seems like a better long-term solution than the
> patchwork system we're currently envisioning that may run out of capacity
> in ten years and will always have maintenance and administrative overhead.
>
> Anybody have any opinions? Good idea? Terrible idea?
>
> Plan B (semi-seriously) is to approach the service station on the corner
> about splitting the cost of a Level 3 charging station so members can go
> there and we don't have to have any of the charging infrastructure on the
> site. That would be my preference.
>
> Katie Henry
> Heartwood Commons - Tulsa
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