Meanwhile, finding a public charge point that works and doesn't require a second mortgage remains a challenge
  • Echo DotEnglish
    1•11 months ago

    some street parking is conducive to charging, such as with pre-existing streetlight wiring

    Some little old biddy is going to trip over the cable though.

    With personal charges it’s on your private property so there’s less of an issue. The public street it becomes a problem

    • @AA5BEnglish
      1•11 months ago
      1. That’s one reason many chargers have short cables
      2. I really like the proposal someone here has, where you need to bring your own cable.
      • Echo DotEnglish
        1•11 months ago

        I don’t understand how either of those things fixes the problem though.

        The cable has to be at least long enough to go from the lamp post to the curb which therefore requires it to cross the pavement. So it can’t be any shorter than the necessary length plus the distance that is required to travel over the car in case the charger is on the other side. Most cables are already not much longer than that.

        I also fail to see the benefit in people bringing their own cables, all that does is it means that the cable isn’t there when you’re not charging, but it’s still a problem when you are charging.

        • @AA5BEnglish
          1•11 months ago

          If the cable belongs to individuals:

          • they can be ticketed for causing a hazard to pedestrians
          • there’s no problem with an unused cable not being hung up
          • the part of the charger most likely to be damaged or vandalized is easily replaceable
          • a newly parked person can still charge, even if the previous one was vandalized