juliusa
Active Member
Company parking lots (as opposed to shopping centers) are easy. Simply instruct employees without EVs to park in non-charging spaces first, and if there are no other spaces park in the charging spaces.If you reserve spots for EVs, then non-EV cars can't park in them, and if you don't, then EVs won't be able to park in them.
I figure it is the same cost. Both require pretty much the same infrastructure, and the cost for enough L2 chargers to have the same charging capacity as L3 would be about the same. The slightly lower cost of the L2 chargers is offset by slightly higher wiring costs. I do think then L2 maintenace cost would be lower, based on the number of L3 chargers I see that are not working.I think you missed the point of that bit, which was that most people who say that L3 is much more expensive than L2 are comparing apples and oranges. They look at L2 chargers as not requiring new electrical service because they assume you already have a building transformer and breaker box, and it usually isn't at 100% of its capacity. But then, they base the cost of L3 charging on having to provide electrical service to the location.
Once you add valet service to shuffle cars to the L3 charger, cost goes out the window.This is what valet service is for.
None around here do that. All charging in employee parking lots I've seen have just L2. What are some of the companies around you that do that?Lots of businesses around here are using a mix of L2 and L3