Preparing multifamily and retail properties for electric vehicle charging has become a search for business and funding models that will work. The necessary equipment is bulky, expensive, hard to install, and requires adequate power sources.

EV trucks make the considerations harder and costlier. Planning is more complex and, if you're managing a lot of trucks, likely requires working closely with local electric utilities to get the enormous power upgrades you'll need.

Patrick Sullivan is chief executive officer of EV Realty, which specializes in developing charging for medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) trucking fleets. These trucks range from local delivery vehicles to short-haul tractors that can pull 40-foot or 53-foot containers, typically between a port and relatively close warehouses.