My building just had a Management Committee meeting last week. And this time I proposed EV Power's new solution to them. EV Power call it Residential Apartment EV Charging Scheme (RAS). Under this scheme, EV Power provides all hardware (charging equipment, cables, etc )& installation (they will install cable trunk for the whole parking of your building). All charging stations will be connected to an independent power source and a separated power meter applied by EV Power, so it won't affect the building's power and capacity won't be an issue. Under RAS, we don't have to buy the charging station or pay the installation fee, we just pay a one time setup fee and monthly fee. This model is kinda like how ISP do business in HK. This plan will minimize management's work load (e.g. billing each owners' electricity cost and handling each parking owner's application) it should be welcomed by them.
I think RAS is easier to get approval as it solved most of the problems/concerns worried by management companies & owners' committee. Although my building still haven't approved RAS after the meeting last week, but this time they said they want to see if there is another company providing something like RAS and they want to ask them to do a quotation (I really doubt there is another company offering similar solution). I didn't join the meeting as their agenda is quite long this time, but at least I feel I made some progress here.
If you want a copy of the RAS brochure, PM me your email address.
Thank you for sending me the PDF file.
As per your permission, sonywong, I have uploaded it so anyone can get it here (2.1MB PDF):
http://tinyurl.com/RAS-EVPOWER
I have already forwarded it to my local parking, as they are still "thinking about it" - hoping this simple solution will make the choice easier for them. Simple for the car-park owner/operator, "difficult" for EV power.
The problems are listed on the first many pages. The solution starts from around
page 12 and forward. Sounds like a good solution although they should have let the PR department write it together with the engineers together, not only have engineering write it!
For one user, I understand you put down 5 000 HKD, after that 1 800 HKD pr month for unlimited charging (for the "luxury package"). I wonder if that gives access to all EV Power RAS chargers, or only specifically at that estate.
Some day, we will look back at charging solutions like this one like we can now look back at those WiFi hotspot solutions mainly at hotels - where you used to pay 200 HKD or more pr DAY for internet. Installed for free in the hotel, yet with a set contractual period where the installer collects money from the customers.
I don't care if it is 5 or 7 kW, as long as it is in my "home" parking. To me, fast charging is only required if I am dependent on only charging when "out".
