LAZ, EverCharge Launch Apartment EV Charging Service — SkimNews
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- LAZ Parking and EverCharge are launching a shared-power EV charging service for apartment and condo residents that the companies say can support up to five times as many charging ports on the same power supply, avoiding costly electrical upgrades.
- EverCharge's SmartPower system manages charging output in real time based on how much electricity vehicles need and how much power the site has available, letting property owners install more chargers within existing electrical limits.
- EverCharge, a wholly owned subsidiary of indiGOtech (which goes by GO), already operates more than 10,000 charging ports across over 1,000 apartment and condo properties serving more than 50,000 registered drivers.
- LAZ Parking operates roughly 2.1 million parking spaces at 5,700 locations in the US and Canada, and the venture expands its charging network to 25,000 ports across North America — though the announcement sets no target or timeline for new installations.
- The rollout will use EverCharge's EVO3 Level 2 chargers, but the companies have not disclosed resident charging prices or named the first properties to receive installations.
- Beyond residential charging, the venture plans to explore charging and battery swapping for commercial fleets, ride-hailing, and delivery services.
Why it matters: Roughly half of US households rent, and electrical-panel upgrades have been the main cost blocker for apartment EV charging. The EverCharge SmartPower approach claims to quintuple port density on existing capacity, and with LAZ's 5,700 locations and EverCharge's 50,000-driver user base, the deal gives the technology a distribution footprint that earlier multifamily chargers lacked.
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