A plain English explanation of this ACT planning and property term.
EV ready means a car parking space which is provided with all of the infrastructure needed for the future installation of an electric vehicle charger, including provision of the following: adequate space within the car parking space for charger installation and the connection of an electric vehicle to a charger; electrical distribution board(s) of sufficient size to allow future connection of electric vehicle chargers at all EV ready car parking spaces; an electrical outlet at the car parking space suitable for the future installation of an electric vehicle charger; conduits and cables connected from the outlet to the distribution board(s); and a suitable on-site centralised load management and power provision approach. An electric vehicle charger may also be provided.
An EV-ready parking space has the electrical infrastructure needed so an electric-vehicle charger can be installed later without major rewiring. This includes suitable space for a charger, enough switchboard capacity, an outlet or connection point, cabling and conduit, and a plan for managing the site's electrical load. It does not necessarily mean a working charger is already installed.