Electric Car Charging

[pirate]

he should have invested in a bollard charger, it costs about 3k including running the cable under the pavement and the cost of planning permission from the council.

 

[give it to gordon]

How does he charge his car if his closest parking space is 50 yards away ? A 50mtr extension lead ?

 

[Blue Mist]

How does he charge his car if his closest parking space is 50 yards away ? A 50mtr extension lead ?

This is the problem with terraced houses. I mention Darley Street, Stretford as that's where my lad lived. An entire estate was built and the houses are excellent.
When built there were no cars, now you struggle to park outside your own home. Everyone accepts that, it's just tough but absolutely no chance of charging an electric car unless some genius can think of a way where cheap affordable electricity can be obtained and provided for different cars.

 

[1961_vintage]

What is it about electric cars that seems to attract whoppers?

 

[meltonblue]

What is it about electric cars that seems to attract whoppers?

Quite a few people that disregard them entirely are whoppers too to be fair.

I wouldn’t have got one with this blokes particular circumstances though.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

he should have invested in a bollard charger, it costs about 3k including running the cable under the pavement and the cost of planning permission from the council.

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Good luck me getting that. Im 40 metres from the road at the front down steps and a path and about 20 metres from the back to my garage and little car parking area. Raised up house on a hill off a lane in a cul de sac. No way that electric charging could ever be rigged up here

 

[Stuuuuuu]

How about those almost-flat rubber housings that keep the cable close to the ground and are slightly ramped on each side? You can't really trip over them and they're fine for wheelchairs and buggies.

 

[1961_vintage]

Quite a few people that disregard them entirely are whoppers too to be fair.

I wouldn’t have got one with this blokes particular circumstances though.

Likewise. One of the 1st things you think about - how am I going to charge this thing!

 

[southamptonblue]

Terraced houses are not even the biggest problem.....what about Flats?
My brother lives in a Flat, and the council put an outside charge point in for a womans mobility scooter....so the cost (although minimal) is charged to the 'maintenance charge' for everybody.....wouldn't be funny in the future, if one person didn't drive, but had to subsidise everyone elses electric cars! ;)

 

[pirate]

Terraced houses are not even the biggest problem.....what about Flats?
My brother lives in a Flat, and the council put an outside charge point in for a womans mobility scooter....so the cost (although minimal) is charged to the 'maintenance charge' for everybody.....wouldn't be funny in the future, if one person didn't drive, but had to subsidise everyone elses electric cars! ;)

if they don't drive they are already paying for the upkeep of parking spaces they dont use, so not much diffetrence