Your weekly guide to mastering EV charging in hospitality and commercial real estate.
Every Friday, join us for a quick yet powerful 5-15 minute episode packed with actionable insights about electric vehicle charging solutions. Whether you're a hotel manager, property owner, or commercial real estate professional, we deliver bite-sized expertise to help you navigate the rapidly evolving world of EV charging.
From pricing strategies and installation tips to guest experience and ROI optimization, each episode provides practical knowledge you can implement right away.
The EV Feasibility Audit Part 1: Market Demand, Location Intelligence & SiteLogicEV Digital Twins
The most dangerous assumption in commercial EV charging is: "If we build it, they will plug in." Too many commercial property owners invest tens of thousands of dollars into charging stations based on gut feeling or anecdotal tenant requests, only to watch their hardware sit idle and underutilized month after month.
In Part 1 of our Feasibility Masterclass, we kick off Module 2: Pre-Construction, Planning & Engineering Design by tackling the fundamental question every developer and asset manager must answer first: Is this location commercially viable?
We break down the three distinct buckets of EV drivers—the Out-of-Town Traveler, the "Garage Orphan," and the Occasional Top-Up driver—and explain why mismatching charger speed to customer dwell time destroys project ROI. Then, we pull back the curtain on Stay-N-Charge's proprietary pre-development platform, SiteLogicEV. We explore how SiteLogicEV monitors utilization across thousands of live commercial chargers nationwide, deep-dive into the critical demographic and traffic data layers, and show how predictive "Digital Twins" forecast station revenue before you spend a single dollar on electrical engineering. Finally, we explain why revenue projections require adherence to best practices in visibility and lighting to avoid sabotaging your returns.
9 Oct 2026
Procurement Part 4: The DIY & Direct Ownership Playbook – Maximizing Asset Value
For commercial real estate owners with strong balance sheets, access to utility make-ready grants, and an in-house engineering team, there is one procurement strategy that beats every third-party model on long-term returns: Direct Ownership.
In the final installment of our four-part EV Procurement Masterclass, we lay out the DIY and direct capital investment playbook. We examine why full direct ownership delivers the highest Net Operating Income (NOI) lift and directly increases the terminal asset valuation of commercial real estate. We unpack the Net Present Value formula ($NPV_{\text{direct}}$) to compare upfront CapEx hurdle rates against ongoing operating cash flow. Finally, we provide an operational readiness checklist detailing the software, maintenance retainers, and dynamic load controls you must have in place to manage infrastructure in-house without draining your facilities staff.
30 Sept 2026
Procurement Part 3: The Managed Services Model – Outsourcing Without Losing Control
For commercial property owners and corporate asset managers, the EV procurement decision often feels like an impossible dilemma: sign a third-party CPO lease and surrender your parking stalls, revenue, and customer relationships, or take on direct ownership and force your maintenance staff to troubleshoot high-voltage electronics, broken cables, and OCPP network dropouts.
There is a powerful middle ground: The Turnkey Managed Services Model.
In Part 3 of our four-part EV Procurement Masterclass, we unpack how the managed services structure bridges the gap between ownership and operational sanity. We explore how property owners retain 100% asset equity, capture driver energy margins, monetize clean fuel credits, and set their own parking rules—while offloading 24/7/365 network operations, tiered maintenance SLAs, billing disputes, and software lifecycle management to an experienced infrastructure partner. We define the Net Managed Operating Margin equation ($M_{\text{net}}$) and detail the essential SLA performance criteria your managed services contract must include.
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