The way to charge more staff cars is not more wallboxes — it is more connectors on each footprint, plus a swap at midday. One EV-AC03201T puts two Type 2 connectors on a single floor-standing station, each up to 22 kW with 43 kW shared across the pair. Two cars charge at once, and a workplace rotation can put two more cars on the same connectors after lunch — four cars a day from one station.
Key Takeaways
- One dual-connector station charges two staff cars at once; a midday swap raises that to four cars a day per footprint.
- The swap works because workplace sessions are usually top-ups — a 15 kWh commute charge takes about an hour at 22 kW.
- The rota, the queue and any payment are the employer’s written policy; the station’s job is the session record that makes the policy checkable.
- When one station is outgrown, capacity scales by adding stations, not by asking more of the connectors.
The Throughput Arithmetic
Throughput per station is set by two numbers: how many cars plug in at once, and whether the day is split. The energy figures are labelled arithmetic at the connector’s rated ceiling, before losses — what a car actually takes is set by its own onboard charger:
| Working pattern | Cars per station per day | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| Cars stay plugged in all day | 2 | One car per connector; the connectors, not the hours, are the limit |
| One midday swap | 4 | Each connector serves a morning and an afternoon car |
| Swap, with cars that accept less than 22 kW | 4, if the rota holds | A car needing 15 kWh for its commute is finished in about an hour at 22 kW — slower-accepting cars simply need their slot planned longer |
The swap only works because most workplace sessions are top-ups, not fills. A car that arrives needing 15 kWh and can accept a high AC rate is done well inside a half-day slot, so the connector is genuinely free at midday rather than theoretically free. When a site outgrows one station, the same maths scales: a second station doubles simultaneous cars, and our guide to planning a workplace charging program covers how a site works out its total port count, policy and rollout.
The Swap Is a Policy, Not a Feature
No charger can make staff move their cars. The midday swap, the order of the queue and what happens when someone forgets are the employer’s written policy — a document the business writes, publicises and enforces itself. What the hardware contributes is the record that makes a policy checkable. Sessions on this station start with an RFID card or on its touchscreen, and the station reports through OCPP 1.6J to the operator’s platform, so each session is tied to a user and a time. Our overview of RFID and user management for shared chargers explains how that attribution works in shared car parks. Whether staff pay for the energy, and how any reimbursement is handled, is likewise the employer’s own policy decision, taken on the platform’s session records — the station supplies the records, not the rules.
The EV-AC03201T at Work
The station is floor-standing, so it can sit in the middle of an open staff car park where no wall is available, and the listing states an IP54 rating for outdoor use. Two Type 2 connectors share up to 43 kW, allocated dynamically between them as the listing states, and the 7-inch touchscreen gives drivers a start point that needs no phone. For sites comparing shapes of hardware, the EV-AC03201T product page carries the full specification and our commercial charging page covers wall-mounted alternatives. EVDANCE’s standard warranty is three years.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many staff cars can one station really serve?
Two at a time, and four across a working day with one midday swap — provided the cars accept a useful rate and the rota holds. A car needing about 15 kWh finishes in roughly an hour at the full 22 kW rate, which is what makes the half-day slot realistic.
What if staff will not swap cars at midday?
Then one station serves two cars a day, and no setting changes that. The honest options are a second station, a rota people actually agree to, or accepting the two-car limit — the hardware cannot create the habit.
Can the employer charge staff for the energy?
The station supports the pieces billing needs: sessions identified by RFID card and recorded through the OCPP platform. Whether to charge, and at what rate, is the employer’s own policy decision — the hardware supplies the records, not the tariff.
Related Reading
- How to Plan a Workplace EV Charging Program
- RFID and User Management for Shared EV Chargers
- How Do Commercial EV Charging Stations Work?
- What Is a Dual Port EV Charger? How It Works and How to Choose
