Hot take · 38:05
// THE QUOTE
“In many instances it's easier to retrofit chargers in an older building than a brand new building”
— Mark MacDonald · Electric Avenue Manufacturing Inc.
Counterintuitive, niche-credible take: older buildings got more efficient and have roomier electrical rooms while new ones are squeezed; fully reasoned.
Full episode at 38:05EV Charging in Atlantic Canada: How Developers Get 50% Government Grants (Electric Avenue founder Mark McDonald) ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Older buildings are often easier to retrofit with EV charging than new builds because years of efficiency upgrades have freed electrical capacity and electrical rooms have more physical space.
“in many instances it's easier to retrofit chargers right now in older then a brand new building”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Retrofit vs. new build, and fleet/commercial/municipal deployments
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SOURCE: 38:05 of EV Charging in Atlantic Canada: How Developers Get 50% Government Grants (Electric Avenue founder Mark McDonald)