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The idea?
To challenge the mindset that the sector can’t be changed with small steps as well as large ones whilst giving everyone a free voice for change.
Why Housing Associations Shouldn't Invest in EV Infrastructure?
The Social Housing Round Table
57 minutes
1 month ago
Why Housing Associations Shouldn't Invest in EV Infrastructure?
In this episode of The Social Housing Round Table, Elaine Middleton welcomes Giles Desforges, CEO of Energy Park, to explore the growing conversation around EV (Electric Vehicle) charging in the social housing sector.
Giles unpacks why housing providers are hesitant to install EV infrastructure themselves, how Norway’s adoption model sets the benchmark and what funding and policy shifts are needed to encourage uptake.
We also look at practical considerations for installing chargers in blocks, how to futureproof asset management plans and whether this is a distraction or an opportunity for the sector.
Big thanks to Energy Park for sponsoring this session of The Social Housing Round Table and of course, big thanks go to Case Management Solutions Group Ltd and Alertacall Ltd for sponsoring The Social Housing Round Table throughout 2025, without them, none of this would be possible.
The Social Housing Round Table
Join Matthew Baird for a free, weekly networking forum discussing anything and everything in Social Housing with a different guest speaker each week.
The idea?
To challenge the mindset that the sector can’t be changed with small steps as well as large ones whilst giving everyone a free voice for change.