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Charge times are a factor for me. I may drive less than 50 miles a day (within range that even a plug in hybrid could have enough range) but since I live in an
by kemotep 3y ago
Charge times are a factor for me. I may drive less than 50 miles a day (within range that even a plug in hybrid could have enough range) but since I live in an apartment, I can only trickle charge from the 120v outlet in my unit’s garage. I cannot install a new higher voltage outlet and doubt my landlord would front that cost.
Being able to confidently drive a few days without charging and not be constrained by my local limited fast charging infrastructure to be able to make longer trips on the weekends out of town is probably the biggest reason I have “range anxiety”. There are 4 charger stations in my rural town. I would have to drive at least 30 miles to find another 4. That and still having a few years paying off my current vehicle left are holding off my EV purchase for a while.
- nielsbot 3y agoWe've been 120V charging while waiting for our 208V installation.. and it's fine? You end up charging all the time (1000W) so we just leave the car plugged in.
- kemotep 3y agoThat’s good to know! Still need to wait a few years before buying an EV makes any financial sense in my situation though.
- db48x 3y agoDepending on the efficiency of the car, you can probably charge 50 miles in about 10 hours on a 120v, 12amp charger. Most cars spend about that long parked overnight, every night of the week. That’s not trickle charging, btw, that’s 1.4kW of power. And if you have an electric clothes dryer then you probably have a 30amp circuit to plug into if you wanted. That’s easily 4× as much power. But it’s unlikely to be a good idea to replace your car while you still have a mortgage on an existing one. That’s just common sense.