I’m an entrepreneur based in LA and recently moved from a house with a Tesla charger to an apartment in WeHo without a charging station.

I’ve realized there’s a large gap for fast charging in the West LA area. There’s only one Supercharger in WeHo (plans to build a second but unclear on timeline).

I’m curious what the viability is to set up a new fast charging station. I’m still in the research phase (talking EV Box to get a better understanding of startup costs etc) but curious if anyone here has first hand experience.

This area is very underserved - many apartments tons of Tesla & EVs.

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  • adoreizi@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m an EV charging consultant and I have helped several clients through this and many through installation. It’s not easy, takes a couple years, and is fairly expensive, however, like others are saying it takes two things to be profitable: 1) incentives to shoulder the brunt of the installation costs and 2) a secondary stream of income (e.g. convenient store, quick serve restaurant, coffee shop, etc.). DM if you want to chat more.