1 in 5 EV owners in California switched back to gas because charging is a hassle

Re:1 in 5 EV owners in California switched back to gas becau... by Robotbeat on Sunday May 02, 2021 @09:07PM (#27020600)

You don’t need 240V. 120V works just fine (and this is MORE true for large battery EVs than small), but landlords don’t let you do use them for charging your car.

What we need is for landlords to allow charging on 120V outlets. Normalize it. Actually mandate it be allowed. And cheaply, too. (Landlords would quickly discover affordable ways to accommodate charging.)

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Re:1 in 5 EV owners in California switched back to gas becau... by kmonsen on Sunday May 02, 2021 @09:24PM (#27020706)

Yeah, I have a house and an ev in the Bay Area and have not bothered to install a 240V charger. There are cheap’ish EV’s now with a large enough battery for this. We have the Kia Niro and the battery is more than large enough for this.

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Re:1 in 5 EV owners in California switched back to gas becau... by drivingmenuts on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:15PM (#27021255)

For apartment complexes, they would just raise the rent for everyone to cover installation, maintenance, service fees, etc. even for the people who didn’t use them, turning them into a profit point.

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Re:1 in 5 EV owners in California switched back to gas becau... by Robotbeat on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:58PM (#27021482)

And if they could raise rates more to get more profit, they would do it right now.

(But this is why we need EVERYONE to have EVs. At least plug in hybrids.)

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