There are many reasons for commercial property owners, operators, and developers to look at including electric vehicle charging. Increasingly, EVs grow as a part of auto sales in the U.S. That means tenants and their customers or guests will need accommodations.

When adding charging, there are many things to consider: space, costs, installation, power supply, number of parking spaces to convert. But there is more.

Insurance and risk management company Chubb sent over a document with a list of seven new risks that come with EV chargers. It's self-serving ultimately, because it is in the business of providing insurance and other services to property owners, but still worth considering, because each of the scenarios is reasonable and easily understood:

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