
… The condo board spent $300,000 [to upgrade infrastructure for the entire building] and, of course, they want to recuperate that, so my share was $450. Then you need to register the charger with a lawyer. It’s part of the ownership of the parking spot so there are legal fees; that was about $350. In addition, you need to be metered for this new power. A utility company manages that in condo buildings, so they hook up a meter on that new line and charge you $10 a month service charge, plus your consumption. By the end of the day, all of these fees [including the electrician’s $5,000 bill] were around $6,000.
A good article that serves as a warning for condo owners lacking EV charging.
The other issue is insurance, especially after one of these fireworks goes up.
