Why uptime figures and charger prices rarely tell the full story
As fleets electrify, DC charging infrastructure becomes a critical operational dependency, not just a capital purchase.
This whitepaper explores why Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) in fleet charging is driven less by hardware price and headline specifications, and more by reliability, serviceability, and clarity when things go wrong.
Inside, we look at:
- Why charger price is often the wrong starting point
- How downtime actually impacts fleet operations
- The difference between availability and real-world reliability
- Why Service Level Agreements (SLAs) do not remove operational risk
- How unclear responsibility drives cost, delay, and frustration
- What good practice looks like when designing for long-term resilience
Written for fleet, operations, and infrastructure teams, this paper provides a practical framework to support better internal decisions and fewer surprises over the life of charging assets.