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You can choose an apartment that has an outlet (of your own indoors such as in the kitchen) near a sliding door or window that opens and allows a cord to reach
by natch 3y ago
You can choose an apartment that has an outlet (of your own indoors such as in the kitchen) near a sliding door or window that opens and allows a cord to reach your parking space. I didn’t say every apartment has such a setup, but choices can be made and the gap in the window can be blocked with insulating material. People can make it work if they want to.
- notaustinpowers 3y agoGood luck to anyone not on the first floor. Or anyone who's windows don't face the parking lot. Or anyone with on-site property management since that's very much not allowed in most leases.
- natch 3y agoI don’t think state or provincial governments who are trying to enable conversion to electric in any way they can will look kindly on any lease provisions that have unreasonable restrictions on electric vehicle charging when one can safely use a proper cord plugged into a proper outlet in one’s own wall in a rental unit.
- devwastaken 3y agoThere isn't a choice. Its -20 out. Are you keeping your window open in the third story to run a 150' extension cord down the parking lot? Before commenting it is useful to test your position instead of replying on someone else to invalidate it for you.
- natch 3y agoI tested the position for 2 years. The cord doesn’t have to be that long. It’s not always -20 out and air gaps can be blocked with suitable materials. Not all apartments are on the third story. Second story reaches just fine with 25 foot if you are positioned well. Choose your apartment accordingly. Before commenting it’s useful to consider that the person you are responding to may already have thought things through and tested their scenario in actual practice in the real world.