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The only gotcha with this, is that F150s are huge. I have an oversized garage and an F150 will barely fit. Many of my full-size truck driving neighbors opt to
by mywittyname 5y ago
The only gotcha with this, is that F150s are huge. I have an oversized garage and an F150 will barely fit. Many of my full-size truck driving neighbors opt to park in the driveway because they turn a modern two car garage into a 1.5 car garage unless designed specifically for giant vehicles.
I haven't seen consumer chargers that are designed to be installed outside. Most people have wall chargers in their garages, but I don't thing this is going to work for the majority of F150 home owners.
That being said, this is an otherwise incredible vehicle. The F150 is pretty much the ultimate vehicle for someone with enough space for one, and this improves upon it in nearly every way.
- pwagland 5y agoAt least in Europe, pretty much _all_ chargers are designed to be installed outdoors, as pretty much no-one has a garage anyway. So outdoor charging should not be an issue.
- scotu 5y ago(European here) do you mean in city centers? Most houses not in historic city centers have garages in Italy afaik
- gjhr 5y agoHere in the UK lots of people have garages but I'd actually guess its more common to use them for storage than to keep a car in. Everyone I know who has an electric car keeps it on the drive with an outside charging point.
- vinay427 5y agoUnderground (or partially underground) parking garages are fairly common for newer and especially fancier apartment buildings where I live. I'm not sure how common electric car chargers are in these garages, however.
- jacurtis 5y agoI own an F150 Platinum with the 6.5ft bed (most are only 5ft beds), and my truck won't fit in my standard size garage. It is simply too long.
- Tiktaalik 5y agoElectric or not, trucks have been getting so big in recent years it's becoming pretty absurd.
- kingnothing 5y agoThe Siemens US2 VersiCharge is a pretty popular consumer charger that's designed to be weatherproof. I have one in my garage, but I've seen them installed in parking lots for commercial use, too.
- outworlder 5y ago> I haven't seen consumer chargers that are designed to be installed outside Most can be installed outside, specially if they are hardwired. Not sure if there are any rated to be plugged in outdoor power outlets.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoI'm still waiting on the F350 EV :)
- Breza 5y agoI live in Washington DC. My neighbors with electric cars just plug them in even though we lack garages.