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Why will companies want to install a charger for every employee? That is very expensive.

• Schroedingersat 4y ago
  It's an extension cord and maybe a service upgrade. If they split the difference in cost between peak and offpeak power with the employee it will be a net profit in a few weeks.
  • HyperSane 4y ago
    Hundreds of type 2 chargers are far more than "an extension cord". It is millions of dollars.
    • Schroedingersat 4y ago
      Why would there need to be any type 2 chargers for this purpose? A third of the cars in the US being plugged in and at not-full charge can absorb 240GW from just wall outlets. This is close to double what the entire passenger fleet would neet as EVs.
• socialdemocrat 4y ago
  Why not a company running the garage seeing it as a way of making money? Cheap solar should make it an attractive position to sell power during peak hours.
• acdha 4y ago
  Garage operators would like to get more revenue for their existing buildings and it’s much less expensive if you’re not trying to build a couple hundred spot rapid-charging station to get everyone back on the road in 20 minutes - even a 110V plug would cover around half of the commuters in the United States working a standard 8 hour day, and you wouldn’t need anywhere near full capacity unless 100% of users lacked electrical hookups near their homes. More importantly, this is the kind of thing which government funding could cover. Just the healthcare savings along from getting rid of ICEs would pay for a lot of it.