Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric...
by natch on Sunday August 22, 2021 @07:52PM
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Superchargers are not the only way to charge a Tesla though.
And about apartments… you’re replying to someone who managed very well with two Teslas in an apartment for two years with no at home charging options. We rarely used the local supercharger, although it helped when fast charging was needed. J1772 chargers are plentiful and cheap (sometimes free).
Nowadays we found a way to make a 110 cord reach, and while slow, it easily keeps two cars well charged.
This is real life experience for me. It’s worked great.
Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric...
by HWR_14 on Monday August 23, 2021 @12:27AM
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> J1772 chargers are plentiful and cheap (sometimes free).
And where do you live that that's the case? Because they're probably far more common in California (or the PNW) than elsewhere in America.
Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric...
by natch on Monday August 23, 2021 @07:39AM
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Currently living in one of the poorest and least populated states in the US, where EV ownership is near nil, and there are plenty if chargers in my town. If this isn’t the case where you live, you could always help encourage your local businesses, government, and other entities to consider installing chargers. They sometimes just don’t know there is any interest.
You misspelled "California". In major US cities, you are lucky to have one super-charger per million people. If you live in an apartment (as many people do) and cannot charge your car in the parking lot (which, due to power load requirements, most people cannot), you don't have a great way to keep your Tesla filled up.