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Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by lukeschlather on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @10:14AM (#15960721)
An electric car is at least a $20k investment. If you're buying a $20k car $2k of electrical upgrades are certainly a factor in the purchasing decision, but you can at least afford to upgrade your house and work parking. And realistically the cost is likely to be lower than that, and even not it pays off in lowered fuel costs.
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Re:What Needs to Happen Before Electric Cars Take Over the W... by mschuster91 on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @11:45AM (#15961485)
> but you can at least afford to upgrade your house and work parking

1) with $2k you can barely have the trench from your house to the core cable in the street digged. Better calculate 10k.

2) Why the fuck should I pay my employer to put in a charger in the garage? This will, alone for the electric work, add another 1-2k on the bill.

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