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Some people have to streetpark their cars sometimes not close to their place, and others might park in an apartment garage where the landlord is not interested
by asdff 4y ago
Some people have to streetpark their cars sometimes not close to their place, and others might park in an apartment garage where the landlord is not interested in investing into their property any more than the letter of the law demands. That being said, I've seen cars parked in driveways with a huge extension cord running into a partially closed window in their house. These rickety setups make me imagine it won't be long before some idiot teenager runs up the block at night unplugging every ev they see as a prank, screwing everyone for work the next day.
- creaturemachine 4y agoAnywhere outside of safe suburbia the copper thieves will make off with them in short order.
- db48x 4y agoAll EVs can lock the charging cable so that it cannot be unplugged without unlocking the car. This type of prank is just not a problem.
- colejohnson66 4y agoExtension cords defeat that protection. Just unplug the car’s adapter cable from said extension cord.
- db48x 4y agoNo one is forced to use an extension cord; long charging cables exist. In fact, you should avoid using an extension cord here because a lot of cheap ones cannot actually carry the full 1.5kW without melting because the manufacturer wanted to hit a lower price point. See also the price of copper.