What power socket?
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:53 pm
Hi, I haven't read all your forums but i am sure this may be elsewhere so apologies upfront if what I am to ask seems like a silly question.
I am a Transport Planning consultant who has been appointed to prepare a Travel Plan document for an office site in Reading. This Travel Plan is to fulfill the obligations of a Legal Agreement between the landholder and the Council. Despite my job, I have had no experience of electric vehicles before!
As part of this Agreement, the landholder has to install an electric car charging point at the site to encourage the use of electric vehicles.
My problem is, I don't know what to specify for the electric car charge point. In theory there are no problems, but what are the practical aspects; i.e. what kind of plug socket (is there a standard one?), what manufacturers make them, how many cars can be charged at once and is the industry standardised yet?
Is it really as simple as running a domestic plug socket outside and placing it in a secure box like a caravan park?
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!!
Lee
I am a Transport Planning consultant who has been appointed to prepare a Travel Plan document for an office site in Reading. This Travel Plan is to fulfill the obligations of a Legal Agreement between the landholder and the Council. Despite my job, I have had no experience of electric vehicles before!
As part of this Agreement, the landholder has to install an electric car charging point at the site to encourage the use of electric vehicles.
My problem is, I don't know what to specify for the electric car charge point. In theory there are no problems, but what are the practical aspects; i.e. what kind of plug socket (is there a standard one?), what manufacturers make them, how many cars can be charged at once and is the industry standardised yet?
Is it really as simple as running a domestic plug socket outside and placing it in a secure box like a caravan park?
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!!
Lee