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Don't apartment blocks in the USA have parking inside the complex? i.e. you buy an apartment and a numbered parking space or two? (I don't know -- I've never li

Don't apartment blocks in the USA have parking inside the complex? i.e. you buy an apartment and a numbered parking space or two? (I don't know -- I've never lived in one, so genuinely asking.) Then the answer to your question is: through a normal 110V power point in their parking space. Which might involve a visit from an electrician to wire it up, and (possibly) installing a submeter for the consumption -- but nothing complex beyond that.

throwaway0a5e 5y ago
Depends on region, age and wealth. The typical apartment around here is a triple decker with on and off street parking totaling about the same number of spaced as combined number of bedrooms in the unit +/- 20% I've never seen one with an EV charger but you could string a 120v cord to the nearest outlet if you wanted. There's usually an exterior one somewhere. It's a tossup whether it's on nobody's bill or is billed to a random unit. Typically you'll find chargers in parking garages. The commercial property companies tend to build them out about a little bit ahead of demand.
mlac 5y ago
It depends. Most have garages without assigned spaces. Some are street parking. Where possible they just have surface lots because it is cheaper. None of these are wired.
matt_s 5y ago
Most apartments in suburbia (outside metro/city areas) are typically a 3 story building and parking lots that are usually 40 feet or more away from the structure. Most apartments don't have numbered spaces, just general parking. Even numbered spaces are commonly not honored by whomever has guests. Throw in northern snowy climates where a snow plow clears an entire lot and you really can't have charger stands everywhere. There are a lot of infrastructure problems to solve for renters. Not impossible, but EV everywhere isn't going to happen sooner than we think.

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Don't apartment blocks in the USA have parking inside the complex? i.e. you buy an apartment and a numbered parking space or two? (I don't know -- I've never li

by solresol 5y ago

throwaway0a5e 5y ago
Depends on region, age and wealth. The typical apartment around here is a triple decker with on and off street parking totaling about the same number of spaced as combined number of bedrooms in the unit +/- 20% I've never seen one with an EV charger but you could string a 120v cord to the nearest outlet if you wanted. There's usually an exterior one somewhere. It's a tossup whether it's on nobody's bill or is billed to a random unit. Typically you'll find chargers in parking garages. The commercial property companies tend to build them out about a little bit ahead of demand.
mlac 5y ago
It depends. Most have garages without assigned spaces. Some are street parking. Where possible they just have surface lots because it is cheaper. None of these are wired.
matt_s 5y ago
Most apartments in suburbia (outside metro/city areas) are typically a 3 story building and parking lots that are usually 40 feet or more away from the structure. Most apartments don't have numbered spaces, just general parking. Even numbered spaces are commonly not honored by whomever has guests. Throw in northern snowy climates where a snow plow clears an entire lot and you really can't have charger stands everywhere. There are a lot of infrastructure problems to solve for renters. Not impossible, but EV everywhere isn't going to happen sooner than we think.