Electric Cars-no garage - Page 3

Trailrun23 · ‎05-31-2022

If a landlord wants to install charging stations for their building, it would be a real added plus for the residents who have EVs, but they should be the ones paying for it, not the others who live there and don't use the chargers. Also, I was told by my daughter that is highly recommended not to remain in the car while it is charging.

Very irritated that Nordstrom moved the handicapped parking spaces way back from the front entrance and put EV chargers in their place. DH not happy about that but it gives him an excuse not to go shopping. I am hoping they get enough blowback that they will have to fix the problem.

Stray · ‎04-20-2013

We live in a condo & charging units will be installed in resident parking spaces as they are deeded spaces & at their own cost.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

I have a garage and there is no way I would ever park an EV into the garage. I have heard too many stories about them being a fire hazard.

SaveTheTurtles · ‎10-09-2023

I prefer driving gas powered cars. There is a house near me with no garage and they back the car up to the house and plug it into a special charging box on the house.

riley1 · ‎03-10-2010

Someone in my community has an EV and charges it outside with what looks to be an electrical box outside his front door.

EV cars should not be parked inside a garage for safety reasons.

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

@Stray wrote:
We live in a condo & charging units will be installed in resident parking spaces as they are deeded spaces & at their own cost.

Will this affect your homeowners insurance bill?

I am watching what's going on with condo's in FL. 😳

NYCLatinaMe · ‎01-14-2017

@Carmie wrote:
if you have an electric car, it is best not to park it in your garage. Those batteries can and do explode.

Many people have an electric outlet for their car on the outside of their house and others plug in around town.

Many of the grocery stores in my area have charging stations in their parking lot.

I have never used one and hope I never have to. Those batteries are toxic to our environment, expensive and ruin our good earth.

@Carmie @haddon9 @riley1 and all

EVs are far less likely to catch fire than gasoline powered cars. My sister's gasoline powered Ford caused a fire that burned the whole side of her home where the car was parked.

EVs were involved in approximately 25 fires for every 100,000 sold. But 1,530 gasoline-powered vehicles and 3,475 hybrid vehicles were involved in fires for every 100,000 sold, per Kelly Blue Book report.

The best part of EVs is improved air quality. EVs produce zero tailpipe emissions, significantly reducing the emission of harmful gasses like Carbon Monoxide (CO), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Hydrocarbons (HC), and Particulate Matter (PM) that contribute to outdoor air pollution.

The prevalence of EVs will greatly reduce asthma rates.

And EVs are inherently more energy-efficient than internal combustion engines. They convert a higher percentage of the energy from the grid into vehicle movement, reducing overall energy consumption and associated environmental impacts.

NYCLatinaMe · ‎01-14-2017

@sunshine 919 wrote:
@bonnielu wrote:
Friends of ours, three couples charge outside in driveway.
As for me not interested in an electric car. Not enough space to list problems they have had with these cars.
I have no interest in them either. I am curious though. Does their electric bill go up? Do they pay at these charging stations? Yikes I just cannot see having one of these cars.

@sunshine 919

It is hard to compare gas and electric power costs in EVs because there is so much variation on electricity and gas prices across the nation.

But it has been estimated that, on average, an average EV costs about 5 cents per mile to charge and run, and an average gas-powered car costs just under 15 cents per mile to run.

These estimates are based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) average cost of electricity in the U.S. during the first 11 months of 2023 of 16 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), and the Electric Vehicle Database that shows the average electric car consumes 0.195 kWh/km, or just over 0.31 kWh per mile. Using this information, it is estimated that a standard electric car costs just under 5 cents per mile to charge at home.

The national average price per gallon of gas in the U.S. in 2023 was about $3.52. The average gas-powered car offers approximately 24 miles per gallon. Using these figures, we can estimate a gas-powered car's average fuel cost at just under 15 cents per mile.

Linmo · ‎12-16-2013

My neighbor has a Tesla and is remodeling her home so hasn't installed a charger yet.

She goes to the neighborhood shopping center parking lot where there is a row of Tesla EV chargers in the back parking lot. It takes about 45 minutes for the battery to charge. If you leave the car there longer than that, Tesla charges you by the minute for the overage. She usually walks around the neighborhood while the battery is charging.

For those interested in EVs, check the insurance costs and the resale value.

Lilysmom1 · ‎11-08-2020

@Carmie , that happened to a home here. It took almost a year for them to get the repairs complete but that is another issue with shortage of construction workers/tradesmen.