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Here in suburbia in the Netherlands, there's chargers on basically every street in area's without driveways, and in areas where people mostly have a driveway, y

by sigio 4y ago

Here in suburbia in the Netherlands, there's chargers on basically every street in area's without driveways, and in areas where people mostly have a driveway, you can find most will have a private charger. I can't charge in the carpark with my house, but never have an issue finding (many) free charging spots on the streets around my house. And besides the level 2 chargers (11/22kw) here, there's also enough fast-chargers around, though these tend to be expensive.

jononomo 4y ago
Who pays for the electricity from these chargers around the street that are free for you to use?
- sigio 4y ago
  The free in the post above was free in 'available' not 'gratis'. Though there are still a few 'free as in beer' chargers available at shops like LIDL, and some company-office locations. The user of the chargers pays for them.... they are all equipped with RFID cardreaders and compatible with all different charge-card suppliers. Prices have been going up a lot lately with the european energy crisis, with prices going from 20-30ct/kwh to ~40-50ct/kwh now, and fast-chargers going at 70-90ct/kwh.