METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING CHARGING MULTIPLE VEHICLES AT PUBLIC AND RESIDENTIAL SPACE

A charging station includes a first charging cord, a second charging cord, a third charging cord, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a first departure time and first power requirement for a first vehicle, charge the first vehicle at a first charging rate to meet the first departure time, receive a second departure time and second power requirement for a second vehicle, charge the second vehicle at a second charging rate to meet the second departure time, receive a third departure time and third power requirement for a third vehicle, pause charging of at least one of the first vehicle and the second vehicle, and charge the third vehicle at the charging station while the at least one of the charging of the first vehicle and the charging of the second vehicle is paused.