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A bold national initiative would be to require that any new or renovated parking space, public or private, include at least one power outlet dedicated to that s
by sowbug 3y ago
A bold national initiative would be to require that any new or renovated parking space, public or private, include at least one power outlet dedicated to that space. Not necessarily a full charging station -- just a regular 120V/15A power outlet.
Everyone parks their car at night. If parking anywhere for eight hours meant getting another day of driving, then buying and operating an EV would be feasible for absolutely anyone. The market would sort out the rest.
Assumptions/facts: average new car price in 2023 is $35,000; Tesla Model 3 is $39,000; 1,800 watts from standard outlet; 300 watts/mile; average daily driving distance 37 miles; US EVs continue trend toward NACS plug adoption; Tesla continues buildout of fast-charging network for long-range driving.
- ehnto 3y agoI am interested in how you are seeing that working. Are you imagining neighbourhoods would maintain tens of thousands of street outlets and pay for the electricity too? Many people have to park on the street away from their houses, so how do you decide who to charge for it? Smart meters would be a disaster. Just another privatized rent seeking apparatus waiting to turn the screws, and if it public then our income taxes shelling out for private car owners yet again. I don't think city's own taxes are likely to afford such a network, depends on the city of course. But if we are talking about mass adoption then it has to work for poorer neighborhoods, such places struggle to keep the roads maintained let alone a charging network that covers every parking space. Sorry I hope I am not being too dismissive, I am interested in if you have thought some of it through and have answers.
- Zigurd 3y agoMunicipalities used to pay for 100-200w street lamps on every lamppost.
- sowbug 3y agoIf the world moves to sustainable energy, then we stop paying for the externalities of fossil-fuel usage, and we have a better chance at surviving the effects of climate change. You're absolutely correct that someone has to pay for installation, maintenance, and electricity. Almost any answer I can think of is better than the current situation.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoMaybe not street parking, but all new work parking, apartment parking and pay parking lots should have power in each stall. It can be done. 40 years ago almost all spots in cold weather areas had block heater plugs.
- numpad0 3y agoA better solution is to just deprecate overnight street parking. It's just a longstanding problem, not an unsolvable one.