http://ecomento.com/2015/01/29/ev-charging-at-work/ The best way to manage EV charging at work January 29, 2015 | Steve Hanley
[image http://cdn.ecomento.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ev-workplace-charging.jpg (man charging Leaf EV charging at work) ] Electric car advocates and employers are just starting to understand how to manage EV charging at work. Should a company install a lot of Level 1 charge points or fewer, more expensive Level 2 chargers? And what about DC fast chargers? Should they be part of the mix as well? An analysis by Plug In America suggests that the least expensive Level 1 chargers are the best use of company resources, because most employees won’t be moving their cars during the normal work day and a Level 1 charger can replenish most if not all EV batteries in that time. An additional consideration is that if each EV has its own Level 1 unit, employees will not need to leave their work place to move their car during the day. Level 2 chargers are roughly twice as fast as Level 1 equipment, but that extra speed may be unnecessary during a typical workday. Besides, the most recent data shows that most EV owners live close enough to work that they can drive to and from the office without recharging. The majority of them recharge their cars overnight at home and have no need for a charger at work. Plug In America recommends that an employer who installs charging stations for its employees price the use of the equipment somewhat higher than the prevailing rate. That will encourage workers to recharge their cars at home when utility rates are lowest. One of the issues confronting EV drivers today is the proper etiquette for using a public charging station. If there are only a limited number of chargers available, is is OK to plug in and walk away for 8 hours? If you need to be charged up, is it permissible to unplug the cord from another car and plug it into yours? It’s not hard to imagine fist fights in the employees’ parking lot before these questions get answered. Plug In America suggests that lots of inexpensive Level 1 charge points are the proper solution for charging EVs at work. If there are Level 2 or DC fast chargers available, they should be out front where people visiting the work place temporarily can use them for a short period of time before getting back on the road. [© ecomento.com] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html#nabble+template%2FNamlServlet.jtp%3Fmacro%3Dsearch_page%26node%3D413529%26query%3DEVLN%2Bbrucedp2%26days%3D0%26sort%3Ddate {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-A-better-way-to-manage-EVSE-work-tp4673669.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
