Aussie man Robert Till has been desperate to ditch his 2011 Holden Calais for an EV for the past three years, but he faces a common dilemma felt by millions of apartment dwellers across the country.
With no charging infrastructure currently available at his block in Brisbane, he would have nowhere to charge his vehicle. And the “simple” solution he’s proposed requires body corporate approval, but he’s been told no.
Fred Tuckwell, chair at the Owner’s Corporation Network, which looks after strata owners, agrees it’s a major problem, not just in Queensland but across the country. He told Yahoo he’s been pushing for apartment buildings to be “more EV ready”.
Buildings like Till’s in Brisbane — built in 2003 — often lack the electrical capacity to accommodate communal chargers. There’s also the issue of how it will be paid for.
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Related content:> https://ocn.org.au/inquiry-into-the-transition-to-electric-vehicles/
