EV charging increases both! EV drivers tend to be just the kind of high-value tenants that apartments want to attract. Offering amenities that mean something to them – like the cost and time-saving benefit of EV charging – keep those tenants for the long haul. Apartments offering EV charging show potential tenants that they're aware of residents' needs and know what's important to them.

Your chargers are your own. While ChargeLink is there to support you when needed, we don't own the chargers. Sit back, and enjoy all the benefits of improving your site and your business. You don't need to worry about whether the benefits are there to stay.

All ChargeLink chargers are managed through ChargeLink Net It's a robust cloud-based operating system that runs all ChargeLink's charging stations. It's a powerful system made to make your life easier when it comes to controlling your EV charging network. It helps you control pricing, manage every charger in your network, and see vital usage and status reports with the click of a button. At ChargeLink, we believe in ease and efficiency, so EV OS is made to grow with you and your network of connected chargers.

While a complete answer can't be given without a site feasibility visit, that doesn't mean you can't get an idea of what your charging operation might look like. Software-based load balancing helps extend your current power capabilities. That's because load balancing allows for up to a 4-to-1 ratio of chargers to breakers. You can have more chargers on the same breaker without breaking the bank with hefty upgrade options.

This mostly depends on how your parking situation is structured. If you already assign parking, then it's easy to install chargers for tenants who already have EVs and want charging stations. Monetization is easy, too. Tenants with assigned chargers can pay based on usage or have a flat monthly cost added to their rent. However, for unassigned and pay-as-you-go guest parking, membership management is the easiest way to track charging usage.

Monetization comes in a few forms, and it's up to you which one you want. While some rental properties bundle charging into the total rent for an apartment (meaning higher rent with EV charging as a free amenity), others choose instead to charge only those who use them to power up their EVs. You can monetize them outright by making your chargers available to anyone with a credit card or Apple/Google Pay, but a lot of multi-unit residences opt for charging memberships. Residents charge via a membership card stored on their phone or a physical RFID card. This setup tracks charger usage and shows management who's using which charger. It also allows chargers to be made available for charging at two different prices: a members-only price and another price for visitors or local drivers.

In ChargeLink Net, you can choose to charge by a dollar value per hour or by a kW usage value. Owners/Operators can change pricing based on the time of day, or the day of the week (or both!). Does demand go up in the evenings? Charge more for powering up during peak times and then decrease your rates to encourage nearby drivers to use your chargers during the day. The choices are all yours.

Charging up at a rental property doesn't have to be a headache. Neither does offering tenants important home amenities. Adding EV charging to your rental property will increase its value and encourage valuable tenants to not only choose your location but remain longer. Robust features like load balancing and membership management make ChargeLink Net the best choice for your charging network needs.