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Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working by cricalix on Friday November 03, 2023 @08:39AM (#38127841)
Similar in some parts of Germany. My partner currently lives in the "standard" house setup - multiple apartments in a purpose built building, several buildings grouped together. There's a road about 60 metres away, on street parking, and there's always more cars than spaces. No way to do EV charging unless the local council equivalent did something to lay in charging points - but there's not really any official parking bays either, it's just "squeeze in where you can".

A lot of city infra just isn't set up for at-home charging in older cities, and it's a non-trivial retrofit.

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Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working by throwaway2037 on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:07AM (#38128133)
The answer to this is local regulations that force landlords to build EV charging on demand. The city can also provide rebates to the landlords. If the world is serious about EVs, we need to be serious about expanding the necessary infra.
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Re:Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working by nicoburns on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:44PM (#38137274)
The council have started doing just that in parts of the UK. It’s quite easy to do because streets already have electrical supply. And a charger is pretty simple if you don’t need it to be a fast charger.
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