Precast charging station pad

A precast charging station pad comprising:

• a base formed of concrete;
• a first barrier and a second barrier attached to the base;
• a conduit chase extending through the base, the conduit chase being a through hole extending from a top surface of the base, through an interior of the base, to a bottom surface of the base;
• a charging post positioned vertically over a conduit chase entrance;
• an electrical box precast into the base at a location adjacent to the entrance of the conduit chase;
• and
• between one and four lifting pins disposed in one or more side surfaces the base, where each lifting pin is partially embedded in a respective side surface of the base, with an exposed portion of each pin extending from the base into a respective recess in the respective side surface of the base, but not extending beyond the respective recess;
• wherein the first and the second barrier are bollards filled with rebar reinforced concrete and covered in a plastic cap;
• the first barrier is spaced from the second barrier in a first direction, and the conduit chase entrance is between the first and second barrier with regards to the first direction, but is offset in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
• and
• a first portion of a surface of the base adjacent to an entrance of the conduit chase has a higher static coefficient of friction than a second portion of the surface of the base.

A method of installing a precast charging station pad having a base, one or more barriers, a conduit chase, and lifting pins, the method comprising:

• digging a hole at least 6 inches wider in each direction as the precast charging station pad;
• filling the hole with sufficient crushed stone so that the precast charging station pad will be level with a final grade;
• installing a conduit;
• placing the precast charging station pad over the conduit using lifting pins;
• backfilling soil around the precast charging station pad;
• and
• compacting the soil.