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I’m an EC member on a few properties. For the same reason I would not approve a resident keeping a 44 gallon drum of petrol or diesel in the basement, I would actively vote against any charging infrastructure being installed.
I would even extend this to include permission being required to keep EV cars in basements as it would totally change the fire safety profile of the building.
You virtually cannot put out lithium battery fires. At least a petrol or diesel fire will either burn out or can be put out, but lithium battery fires are on another level.
In my view, the fire risks for almost all buildings are too great and such infrastructure belongs outside, on street level.