charging stations across Hong Kong to
get things started. Drivers can get a
50 per cent charge in about four hours
on a standard charging station, or an
80 per cent charge in half an hour on
a quick charge station.
Just last year, HK Electric started
working directly with property owners
who are fielding more and more requests
from tenants to provide charging stations
in the car parks of their apartment
buildings. Last autumn, the company
hosted a seminar with around 200
building operators, developers and service
providers to discuss the installation of
EV charging. Peter Leung, Manager, EV
Support and Development, explains
some of the challenges that needed
to be overcome.
“Property owners may be concerned about
a number of factors, such as the availability
of space for installation of EV chargers
and adequacy of power capacity at their
premises,” he notes.
“With our ‘Drive EV Charge Easy’ service,
we provide customers with an all-round
technical advisory and support service that
facilitates the installation of EV charging
facilities within their buildings,”
Mr Leung adds.
A tripartite range of EV charging
support services has seen assessments
and complete installations delivered in a
timely fashion for building operators. From
the first successful building estate, with
installation of EV charging facilities for
70 parking spaces (soon to be expanded
to 240), the programme has since been
delivered to over 30 buildings. Building
operators appreciate HK Electric’s two-day
service delivery pledges for each stage
of installation, and help in achieving a
viable solution for installing EV charging
infrastructure. More interested parties are
sure to follow; Mr Leung’s team has
fielded several hundred enquiries from
owners and managers of residential
buildings last year.
“We’re happy to see that more and
more residential buildings are installing
chargers,” says Mr Leung, looking forward
to cleaner roadside air quality in Hong
Kong. He is encouraged by the use of EVs
and is confident that the only significant
barrier to adoption is a lack of information
in the community. He and his team are
overcoming that barrier by working closely
with communities to get the message
across: “It’s pretty simple – and safe!”
CK Hutchison companies have taken
the basic concept of using vehicles in the
workplace and stretched the limits of
current technologies to improve business
processes and make a better world for
their customers. Next time you take a look
at your part of the CK Hutchison Group,
look for opportunities where a yellow
submarine, piggies or WALL·E could
transform your business.
Sphere
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