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As the market leader in EV charging in multifamily communities, EverCharge knows all the struggles you face.

Issues with shared parking spaces, little available power, no extra wall space (more common than most think), and there are not many solutions to overcome them. Most EVSE suppliers simply ask tenants or property managers to foot the bill for an extensive infrastructure overhaul, that bring only a handful of charging stations but cost thousands and do nothing to future proof the building.

EverCharge has always designed a more intelligent solution. One which leverages wireless connectivity and machine learning to make our charging stations far more power efficient and intelligent, saving thousands of dollars and future-proofing the while building in the process. Once customers sign-up with EverCharge they know that no matter how many new EVs come into a building we can add more stations without any additional infrastructure so everyone gets the lowest cost possible.

While we are certainly enjoying the fruits of being the market leader, we often wonder have other EVSE suppliers simply forgotten about multifamily communities?

Sharing is not a great solution

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While we have come across quite a few competitors many pitch the exact same solution, take the existing power, install as many EV charging stations as possible until the garage is totally tapped out of power and have residents share those stations.

Can you imagine having to wake up in the middle of the night just to plug-in your car only to discover the other tenant hasn't moved their vehicle?

At first glance this seems to be a fine solution, after all, most building amenities are shared so why not charging stations too? Unfortunately once a building has two EV drivers sharing one station things start to fall apart pretty quickly. Why? Charging a car takes about 2-4 hours every night and seeing as most drivers leave and come home at similar times, one person is usually left without power, leading to the dreadful fight in the garage scenario. Sharing a station between two drivers is hard enough, once you start putting in three, four, and five EVs to every charger things become impossible.

Sharing a station only works when its a small number of drivers and even if its do-able it creates a lot of work for everyone involved. EV drivers will need to sign up for time slots, property managers and HOA's will have to ensure that those time slots are adhered to, and drivers will need to move their cars around so others can use the station. Can you imagine having to wake up in the middle of the night just to plug-in your car only to discover the other tenant hasn't moved their vehicle?

While on paper it looks to be the right solution, we can tell you from experience that sharing a station is always asking for trouble.

The Power Approach

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Often when sharing stations is found not to work, the next suggestion comes straight out of Tim Allen's book.

That's right, often times the very next suggestion is bringing in additional power. While this certainly will fix the issue its by far the most expensive and is only a temporary fix, as bringing in more power will only result in a handful more stations.

Bringing in more power is not as simple as calling your local utility company and asking them to up the wattage. Typically it takes tens of thousands of dollars in infrastructure additions to do it (panels, transformers, etc.), and that's not even factoring in the man hours.

Sometimes even that might not be enough. In one building we worked with the only way to bring in additional power was to trench new power cables through an existing highway. Doing this would have cost millions of dollars, caused severe traffic delays, and only added around 10 stations. The homeowners association had all but given up on the idea until we were able to provide a better solution.

The EverCharge Approach

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Intelligence is the key in solving the EV charging conundrum in multifamily communities. Buildings need a system that allows for the maximum number of installs at the minimum price. It's really that simple, and while the two scenarios above can bring EV charging to your building, they will cause far more problems than they solve and cost you an arm and a leg while doing it.

Smart technology is something most EVSE suppliers talk about but rarely implement. Instead, they focus their energy on building apps and web forms that are completely redundant systems as most EVs already come with something completely similar. EverCharge chose to focus our engineering energy on allowing the technology to actually think about each charging scenario thats going on at each charging station at the same time. Understanding how much power is available, the state of each vehicles battery, and your charging habits. Then moving the available power around to where and when its needed most. Allowing for maximum efficiency, we can install ten times the number of stations at a fraction of the cost.

EverCharge's system is unique in that it not only brings smart technology, but also top-flight service. We provide 24/7 on-site maintenance, service, and support, along with $1M liability insurance. In essence, we are the only true "set it and forget it solution". It's certainly true we are tooting our own horn but the fact remains many EVSE providers have and are leading multifamily dwellers down the absolute wrong path and causing more problems in the process.

Don't believe me? Take a look at how many buildings we have helped.

If EVs are truly going to catch on we need to ensure people are taking the right approach the first time.