Electric
vehicles are gaining popularity in Metro Vancouver. These include:
·
battery
electric vehicles;
·
plug-in
hybrid electric vehicles; and
·
extended
range electric hybrid vehicles.
What does this mean for strata
corporations and strata lot owners?
The
Condominium Home Owners’ Association of BC (CHOA) with the partnership and
support of the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines has identified options and
procedures in a newly released guide, Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations on Strata Properties in British Columbia.
Part
1 of the guide explores the various aspects a strata corporation needs to
consider when installing an electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) in a new
or existing multi-family strata corporation. It covers legislative restrictions
and regulations, and limitations created by the registered strata plan,
easements and covenants and strata corporation bylaws.
Part
2 provides an overview of the technical requirements for EVCS in strata titled
properties, an overview of technology, an outline of installation costs and
requirements, as well as operational costs.
For
a free copy of the guide, visit http://www.choa.bc.ca/ and
click on electric vehicle charging station (left-hand side).
Did you know?
There
are more than 27,000 strata corporations in BC, collectively representing more
than 600,000 strata-titled properties including residential, commercial,
industrial, hotels, leasehold marinas and leasehold property.
(Source: REBGV)
