EV charging in apartment communities: shared infrastructure or individual charging points?
Electric vehicle owners in Chennai are facing significant challenges in installing charging infrastructure within gated apartment communities due to safety concerns and resistance from resident associations. Despite government mandates requiring charging points in new buildings, implementation remains inconsistent and technically difficult.
Data engineer Kiruba Joy’s search for a reliable EV charging facility in a gated community in Chennai remains elusive. Three years ago, when the resident association at the 300-unit apartment community in Porur, where Kiruba owns a flat, refused to facilitate a separate connection for him to charge his electric car, he shifted to a rented accommodation in Kolathur.
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