It’s all about willful ignorance. If people complain about a lack of public chargers, they don’t know what they’re talking about. Public charging only matters on long road trips. For the other 350 days a year, you’ll charge at home.
If you live in an apartment, parking in a standard lot, with no way to run power out to your car? I get it. You need to look for another apartment first. It at least you know how actually owning an electric car works.
I was thinking about this, and to defray the cost and make EVs more plausible in suburban US areas, they could make one simple modification.
Instead of the current model where only certain businesses are electing to spend $10-20k per level 2 charger, they should just aim to build almost all new businesses (this would include hotels, apartments, etc.) with basic-bitch 120v 15A outdoor-rated wall outlets in front of every parking spot. The outlets could be on a post, on a wall, built into the concrete curb, whatever is up to code and can be done cheaply.
The cost per spot would be relatively low compared to level 2 or DC fast charging and then people could charge using their own portable level 1 charger and the provided outlet. Level 1 charging at virtually any parking lot, plus being able to overnight charge where you live, covers almost all use cases.
It’s all about willful ignorance. If people complain about a lack of public chargers, they don’t know what they’re talking about. Public charging only matters on long road trips. For the other 350 days a year, you’ll charge at home.
If you live in an apartment, parking in a standard lot, with no way to run power out to your car? I get it. You need to look for another apartment first. It at least you know how actually owning an electric car works.
I was thinking about this, and to defray the cost and make EVs more plausible in suburban US areas, they could make one simple modification.
Instead of the current model where only certain businesses are electing to spend $10-20k per level 2 charger, they should just aim to build almost all new businesses (this would include hotels, apartments, etc.) with basic-bitch 120v 15A outdoor-rated wall outlets in front of every parking spot. The outlets could be on a post, on a wall, built into the concrete curb, whatever is up to code and can be done cheaply.
The cost per spot would be relatively low compared to level 2 or DC fast charging and then people could charge using their own portable level 1 charger and the provided outlet. Level 1 charging at virtually any parking lot, plus being able to overnight charge where you live, covers almost all use cases.
Speak up for charging in flat lots.