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I charge at home and almost certainly would not have an EV if I could not. I know someone who had an EV and could not charge at home who got rid of it as it was

I charge at home and almost certainly would not have an EV if I could not. I know someone who had an EV and could not charge at home who got rid of it as it was really inconvenient to have to regularly wait 30 to 40 mins to charge as a charger was not on his commute. Long story short, I think EVs with current battery tech is practically limited to those who can charge where they live (be it apartment parking garage or at their house)

tacker2000 2y ago
Yes, thats what im also saying, what about city dwellers who dont have a garage? Who normally park on the street? They wont be able to charge their EVs with current offerings. And I dont think that putting a charging station every 5m on the city sidewalks will ever happen or will be feasible.
- meheleventyone 2y ago
  They’re not every five meters but here chargers are all over the place in clusters of parking spots on sidewalks.
- asadotzler 2y ago
  Charge at the grocery store or while out to dinner. If you commute 150 miles a week to work, and do another 50 miles on the weekend, you're at 200 miles a week. You can do 230 miles at 80% in a model 3 which means one charge a week covers you pretty well for most weeks. That's 15-20 minutes of charge time at a level 3 charger. I mean, you could do that while eating a Big Mac and fries, assuming an available charger. If you really do live right in the city where you work and park on the street, your commute is probably more like 50-75 miles a week so you only really need to charge once every few weeks, or you can charge more frequently and much more briefly. The time when this is difficult isn't city streets, it's distant apartment buildings in suburbia commuting into the city. The people with 400 or 500 miles a week of commute and no home charging. For them, it's 30-40 minutes of charging across two stops compared to 8-10 minutes at the gas station. In that world, one might have to plan a mid-week dinner out or twice a week shopping or something like that to get a "free" charge or two where waiting around isn't an issue.
saurik 2y ago
I have been driving a Model 3 for the past almost two years, and I can't charge at home. It isn't all that inconvenient, as I can charge often while stopping at restaurants, and I almost never have to charge for "30-40 minutes".
meheleventyone 2y ago
I park my car on the street and have no problem parking it by a charger instead. Granted this is Europe where our cities are walkable so popping my car on to charge a short walk away is easy and convenient.
Toutouxc 2y ago
My boss lives in an apartment building and drives an older electric van with a < 200 km range. He really likes the car and has repeatedly told me that charging it is not an issue. He’s the no. 1 reason I’m thinking about Model 3, even though I park on the street.
- HDThoreaun 2y ago
  Charging without a dedicated spot is a pain in the ass. Doesnt matter what your boss says, its much more of an ordeal than the gas station or charging at home. Whether its still worth getting an EV up to you of course, but "not an issue" just is not true

tacker2000 2y ago

Yes, thats what im also saying, what about city dwellers who dont have a garage? Who normally park on the street? They wont be able to charge their EVs with current offerings. And I dont think that putting a charging station every 5m on the city sidewalks will ever happen or will be feasible.

meheleventyone 2y ago
They’re not every five meters but here chargers are all over the place in clusters of parking spots on sidewalks.
asadotzler 2y ago
Charge at the grocery store or while out to dinner. If you commute 150 miles a week to work, and do another 50 miles on the weekend, you're at 200 miles a week. You can do 230 miles at 80% in a model 3 which means one charge a week covers you pretty well for most weeks. That's 15-20 minutes of charge time at a level 3 charger. I mean, you could do that while eating a Big Mac and fries, assuming an available charger. If you really do live right in the city where you work and park on the street, your commute is probably more like 50-75 miles a week so you only really need to charge once every few weeks, or you can charge more frequently and much more briefly. The time when this is difficult isn't city streets, it's distant apartment buildings in suburbia commuting into the city. The people with 400 or 500 miles a week of commute and no home charging. For them, it's 30-40 minutes of charging across two stops compared to 8-10 minutes at the gas station. In that world, one might have to plan a mid-week dinner out or twice a week shopping or something like that to get a "free" charge or two where waiting around isn't an issue.

saurik 2y ago

I have been driving a Model 3 for the past almost two years, and I can't charge at home. It isn't all that inconvenient, as I can charge often while stopping at restaurants, and I almost never have to charge for "30-40 minutes".

meheleventyone 2y ago

I park my car on the street and have no problem parking it by a charger instead. Granted this is Europe where our cities are walkable so popping my car on to charge a short walk away is easy and convenient.

Toutouxc 2y ago

My boss lives in an apartment building and drives an older electric van with a < 200 km range. He really likes the car and has repeatedly told me that charging it is not an issue. He’s the no. 1 reason I’m thinking about Model 3, even though I park on the street.

HDThoreaun 2y ago
Charging without a dedicated spot is a pain in the ass. Doesnt matter what your boss says, its much more of an ordeal than the gas station or charging at home. Whether its still worth getting an EV up to you of course, but "not an issue" just is not true