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I want an EV but I rent and my landlord won't bother to have a charger installed. I even have an existing 120v socket running next to where I park so it would b
by tschwimmer 2y ago
I want an EV but I rent and my landlord won't bother to have a charger installed. I even have an existing 120v socket running next to where I park so it would be pretty trivial to install. But he pays for electricity (no separate meter) so he's disincentivized from doing so.
Ultimately I would be the ideal user of an electric car - 99.99% of my trips are less than 200 miles. But I suspect that many people are held back by being renters and not having access to charging at home. Unless that problem gets fixed (and I strongly doubt it will; landlords that install chargers will probably mark electricity up 5-10x so that it's just slightly cheaper than gas) then electric car adoption among renters will be tepid at best.
- jfim 2y agoIf there's already an outlet you can just use a level 1 charger. No need to install anything, they plug in a regular 120V outlet. They're pretty slow though, only adding a few miles per hour of charging, but if you're not driving much or can charge overnight then it could work.