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Re:An Open Letter to California Air Resources Board on VW Ch... by Retric on Saturday December 19, 2015 @12:54PM (#10764242)
This is like high speed internet.

If you care about it you can easily find an apartment in any large US city which lets you charge an EV, if you don't ahead of time you can have issues.

Re:An Open Letter to California Air Resources Board on VW Ch... by superuser2 on Saturday December 19, 2015 @01:02PM (#10764259)
If you're willing to spend an unlimited amount of money, sure. In the Bay Area at anything close to 30% of income? Hell no.
Re:An Open Letter to California Air Resources Board on VW Ch... by Retric on Saturday December 19, 2015 @02:19PM (#10764523)
That depends on income. If you work retail @ 7/11 then EV's are probably a bad idea, but for 150+K tech worker it's really not a problem. Honestly, owning a regular car in NYC is far more of an issue for most people as a single space can run you 500+$ / month. Though, it can be far cheaper if your willing to park in a less convent location.

EX: 1,000$/month and people are recommending it. http://www.parkwhiz.com/p/new-york-parking/105-duane-st/#mon...

Re:An Open Letter to California Air Resources Board on VW Ch... by Swizec on Saturday December 19, 2015 @01:14PM (#10764307)
The GP's point is that if you care about charging as your highest of priorities, then you can do it.

Personally I think that's a silly priority. You don't need to own a car in the city anyway. Unless maybe if you have very small kids that need special car seats. That makes taxiing/carsharing annoying.

Re:An Open Letter to California Air Resources Board on VW Ch... by superuser2 on Saturday December 19, 2015 @01:28PM (#10764367)
Well in my case (East Bay) I don't need to drive but I like it, and rideshare/public transit for every little errand is taxing and unnecessarily slow.
Re:An Open Letter to California Air Resources Board on VW Ch... by Swizec on Saturday December 19, 2015 @02:12PM (#10764506)
I also like driving. But I've realized that while I like driving a car, I hate everything about owning a car.

My opinion might change if I didn't live in SoMa, of course.