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Parking Garages

Charging for valet and self-park garages with no or low capital cost. Built on your existing service, with lower demand charges and the garage sharing in the profits.

Give parkers a reason to choose your garage

Drivers with EVs look for a place to charge while they park, whether they lease a monthly space or pay by the day. Wall-mounted Level 2 chargers fit garage layouts and turn time parked into charging time.

Multi-level parking garage
Why it's different

Why parking garages need a different kind of charging

Garages run on tight margins, limited electrical service and long cable runs. Charging has to work for valet and self-park operations, stay off the demand peak and fit the infrastructure already in the structure.

Building profile
Parking
Valet, self-park, monthly and daily
Electrical service
Existing garage service, often low voltage
Who charges
Monthly parkers and daily drivers
Who pays
Each driver, per session
Who runs it
Matcha, for the full term
MatchaOS power sharing settings for a charging group on a shared circuit
01

Valet and self-park on one system

The challenge

Valet attendants move cars between spaces while self-park drivers plug in themselves, and one setup rarely fits both.

How Matcha handles it

Matcha supports both models: attendants can start sessions for valet cars, and self-park drivers sign up and pay with a QR code.

02

Peak demand charges

The challenge

Lighting, ventilation and elevators already run on a commercial meter, and unmanaged charging adds to the monthly peak.

How Matcha handles it

MatchaOS throttles charging around the garage's peak load to keep demand charges down.

03

Low voltage on the existing service

The challenge

Many garages have 208V service or little spare capacity, and a new service can cost more than the chargers.

How Matcha handles it

Matcha designs around the service you have, using Level 2 hardware that runs on existing low voltage service, with load management sharing it across ports.

04

Long runs and cable management

The challenge

Columns, ramps and long distances from the electrical room make installs harder, and loose cables get run over or tripped on.

How Matcha handles it

Matcha plans extended cable management with wall and ceiling mounting, so cords stay off the floor and one charger can reach more spaces.

05

Monthly and daily parkers priced differently

The challenge

Monthly parkers expect a reliable place to charge, while daily drivers just want to pay and go.

How Matcha handles it

Rates are set per site in MatchaOS, so monthly and daily parkers can be priced differently, and every session is billed to the driver.

06

Garage staff stay out of it

The challenge

Attendants and garage managers shouldn't be troubleshooting chargers.

How Matcha handles it

Matcha monitors every charger remotely and handles maintenance, repairs and driver support for the full term.

EV charging in a garage

More charging from the power you have

Garages often have limited electrical service. MatchaOS load management shares it across chargers, and Matcha funds, installs, owns and operates the equipment. The garage can share in the charging profits, with rebates applied where programs exist and maintenance handled by Matcha.

EV charging without the headache and high costs

Site assessment and planning

Incentive application support

Installation project management

Operations and maintenance included

Driver support