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I live in an apartment complex that has cars parked along all of the roads because there's not enough parking spots. That's pretty common for apartments. Maybe,
by thatguy0900 5y ago
I live in an apartment complex that has cars parked along all of the roads because there's not enough parking spots. That's pretty common for apartments. Maybe, on paper, there's at least one spot per building, but not next to your building in particular and most apartments will have multiple car owners. And none of those spots have outlets. Even with a law making every spot have outlets, I frequently get off work and arrive to no open spots and parking on the streets. I cannot afford to gamble around on whether I'll be able to charge my car tonight or not. I really don't see how electric cars could work in that scenario.
- vineyardmike 5y agoWhile that is a major concern, and similar to why I didn't get an electric car... you might be able to charge it at work. I work remote still, so I can't do this, but if you're going to work, this might be a way to ensure you're charged.
- WorldMaker 5y agoPlus: you may have enough battery range that you don't need to charge every day anyway (making it much less of a "gamble" and more an intentional risk assessment) and some EV owners already live/work on once a week or two trips to a fast charger rather than daily charging. In some cases daily charging is a huge "bonus".
- WorldMaker 5y agoStreet parking can have outlets, too. It's going to take some municipal power to get there and right now maybe not a lot of cities are thinking that far ahead, but it is something that eventually cities will have to ask themselves if they want to help fix and how. Many cities already have electrically wired parking meters today and adding a plug on the side of that isn't a major technical hurdle, it's much more a sociopolitical hurdle.