You’re not allowed to make modifications to the property without authorization, so yeah they would much prefer you to run an extension cord from inside. Of course it’s unsafe and inconvenient, but they don’t care.
Certainly something that needs to be addressed by them, or manufacturers will not be able to sell them. They will be punished unless they help with solutions.
I’ve seen several possibilities floated around here, so we have 12 years to build out one or more of them
landlords with off street parking can be incented or required to provide chargers, by zoning changes. Also at some point they won’t be able to find tenants unless they do
faster batteries will help reduce the wait time if you visit a supercharger once a week. It seems like we’re already down to half an hour to charge 5%—>80%
slow chargers at every destination (work, shops, restaurants) can keep you always topped off cheaply and without waiting
some street parking is conducive to charging, such as with pre-existing streetlight wiring
I don’t understand how either of those things fixes the problem though.
The cable has to be at least long enough to go from the lamp post to the curb which therefore requires it to cross the pavement. So it can’t be any shorter than the necessary length plus the distance that is required to travel over the car in case the charger is on the other side. Most cables are already not much longer than that.
I also fail to see the benefit in people bringing their own cables, all that does is it means that the cable isn’t there when you’re not charging, but it’s still a problem when you are charging.
Most importantly. Where the fuck are renters supposed to charge these fucking things?
This is why mass EV adoption is not going to happen. Good luck convincing landlords to install chargers.
I’m not dicking around for 2 hours at a station every week waiting for a charge, let alone multiple times a week.
At home? If you drive less than 30mi a day on average, you can plug into a normal wall outlet.
That only works if you have an outside outlet. If you don’t don’t good luck getting the landlord to fit one.
Would they rather let you put one in than you run an extension chord from inside?
You’re not allowed to make modifications to the property without authorization, so yeah they would much prefer you to run an extension cord from inside. Of course it’s unsafe and inconvenient, but they don’t care.
Certainly something that needs to be addressed by them, or manufacturers will not be able to sell them. They will be punished unless they help with solutions.
I’ve seen several possibilities floated around here, so we have 12 years to build out one or more of them
Some little old biddy is going to trip over the cable though.
With personal charges it’s on your private property so there’s less of an issue. The public street it becomes a problem
I don’t understand how either of those things fixes the problem though.
The cable has to be at least long enough to go from the lamp post to the curb which therefore requires it to cross the pavement. So it can’t be any shorter than the necessary length plus the distance that is required to travel over the car in case the charger is on the other side. Most cables are already not much longer than that.
I also fail to see the benefit in people bringing their own cables, all that does is it means that the cable isn’t there when you’re not charging, but it’s still a problem when you are charging.
If the cable belongs to individuals:
If you install a charger, you will get a 25% tax cut for the next 5 years, if not you will get a 25% tax increase for the next 5 years.
Seems pretty convincing to me ;-)
So I assume this is a Labour policy is it, because the zero chance of the Tories ever doing anything like that.
Having a positive effect on the world, that’s not what they do.
Look at Dundee for your answers.