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As an apartment dweller, I would want a regular hybrid. So would the folks I know who only have street parking. For many of us, electric or plugin just strait

As an apartment dweller, I would want a regular hybrid. So would the folks I know who only have street parking. For many of us, electric or plugin just strait-up aren't an option. We get forgotten about all the time, but lots of us exist!

coryrc 4y ago
This is why we need charging at where you park for work. Or build densely and pedestrian-friendly enough you don't need any car.
ericd 4y ago
The streets of Paris have lots of chargers along the sidewalks, seems like cities elsewhere should be able to pull that off as well. Doesn’t even need to be high powered if they’re intended to be parked at overnight.
- burntoutfire 4y ago
  There'd have to be charger every 5-6 meters or so along most sidewalks where I live to make electric viable. Certainly not impossible, but sounds like an absolutely massive investment.
  - stevage 4y ago
    Really so much more than a parking meter for every spot?
    - erik_seaberg 4y ago
      No meters in neighborhoods around here, just painted curbs. I only see meters on very dense downtown blocks, and many seem to be solar powered (which seems feasible for an LCD and a card slot).
    - burntoutfire 4y ago
      In my city, there's maybe a parking meter for every 20 spots. Plus, most spots are in non-metered areas. PLUS, the meter does not require a very high voltage power line...
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    - logifail 4y ago
      > Really so much more than a parking meter for every spot? Do old school parking meters (one per parking space) still exist, and if so, why? One ticket machine can sell paper parking tickets for 10s or 100s of parking spaces. Some modern machines even avoid the printed ticket entirely and allocate the payment to the number plate of your vehicle.
    - bluGill 4y ago
      The vast majority of parking spaces are free and don't have any meters at all. Sure downtown there is parking meters, but not in the suburbs where free parking is the norm and most parking spaces go weeks between seeing anyone park in them.

coryrc 4y ago

This is why we need charging at where you park for work. Or build densely and pedestrian-friendly enough you don't need any car.

ericd 4y ago

The streets of Paris have lots of chargers along the sidewalks, seems like cities elsewhere should be able to pull that off as well. Doesn’t even need to be high powered if they’re intended to be parked at overnight.

burntoutfire 4y ago
There'd have to be charger every 5-6 meters or so along most sidewalks where I live to make electric viable. Certainly not impossible, but sounds like an absolutely massive investment.
- stevage 4y ago
  Really so much more than a parking meter for every spot?
  - erik_seaberg 4y ago
    No meters in neighborhoods around here, just painted curbs. I only see meters on very dense downtown blocks, and many seem to be solar powered (which seems feasible for an LCD and a card slot).
  - burntoutfire 4y ago
    In my city, there's maybe a parking meter for every 20 spots. Plus, most spots are in non-metered areas. PLUS, the meter does not require a very high voltage power line...
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  - logifail 4y ago
    > Really so much more than a parking meter for every spot? Do old school parking meters (one per parking space) still exist, and if so, why? One ticket machine can sell paper parking tickets for 10s or 100s of parking spaces. Some modern machines even avoid the printed ticket entirely and allocate the payment to the number plate of your vehicle.
  - bluGill 4y ago
    The vast majority of parking spaces are free and don't have any meters at all. Sure downtown there is parking meters, but not in the suburbs where free parking is the norm and most parking spaces go weeks between seeing anyone park in them.