I've never had a problem like that. I just leave it

I searched the history of this group before I made this post and someone posted this exact question about Chuch Hill, just so you know!

THanks, good to know. Can I ask how much the L2 charger costs to install?

Thanks! I'll def play around with that site to see what it would be like

What is your recommendation on gas that’s not used? Should you try to use it monthly at least so it doesn’t sludge up?

Thanks! That's helpful to know. How to you like the Kia-EV? I've been considering the Kia Niro

I don’t know. Honestly sitting in my car for 30 minutes on Reddit or reading the news seems kind of fine with me.

As someone with kids does actually sounds very pleasant - if I’m alone 🤣🤣

EV chargers especially with the government now giving credits for it, are a genius way for businesses to attract people for 30 minutes at a time. Places like Willow on Libbie mill carytown downtown parks, restaurants etc. all could really stand to benefit from this investment.

True! There is the odd morning every once in awhile that I realize "oh shit, I'm almost on empty" and then have to rush to get gas before work, which would not work with an EV in a time crunch I guess. But generally I'm a fairly organized person

Question, if I just run a normal extension cord from an outlet will that charge an electric vehicle? Will it just be super slow? Or just normal charging speed?

I live in the city and I don’t mind running an extension cord but I don’t want it to be out there overnight every night and it to be a permanent nuisance for people walking by.

That sounds awesome! I wish they still made those, I love Hondas

Ya the supercharger network is the most reliable and easy to use that’s pretty much fact at this point the others are ok but don’t really compete against the supercharger network.

Thanks! That's helpful to know. How often do you charge at home?

Ok thanks that's very helpful to know, yeah it seems like maybe Teslas have to most options for charging while on longer distance drives?

Thank you for replying, that is exactly the car I'm looking at, even specifically 2018 or newer used Nissan Leafs. Glad to hear it works well for around town, but don't fully understand which type of chargers work for which type of EV and how accessible they are, so that's helpful to know.

Yeah I could definitely see that happening. I'm envisioning trying to restrict my charging to like, daylight hours when I'm home (I work from home most of the time), which I think would cut down on that sort of interruption, but I definitely agree that's a factor to consider.

Do you know whether there's any ordinance/restriction on the sort of installation/infrastructure I'm describing? I'd obviously expect to pay for it out of pocket, but I'm fairly new to the city and not sure whether that sort of thing would run afoul of aesthetic restrictions or anything.

In Church Hill I would anticipate passers-by unplugging it in the middle of the night for lols, judging by the frequency with which teenagers check for unlocked car doors in the neighborhood. I'm not sure if there's a lockable charging cable of some kind.

We have an ICE car but are considering trading it in for either full EV or PHEV. Unfortunately we don't have a driveway or garage, just first-come/first-served street parking curbside outside our rowhouse here in Church Hill. I'm curious whether anybody in this sub has looked into/actually gone through with the process of installing a Level 2 charger outside at the front edge of their property where it meets the sidewalk so that they can charge their EV when they're able to park on the street directly in front of their house? Or other creative ways to get around this problem? From what I've read on this thread and in other research, being able to charge at home is a huge plus given the current state of the charging network in this area, so I'm trying to figure out the most feasible way to do that in my current living situation.

It sucks every year lol

We have had a ‘19 Nissan Leaf (only 150 miles of range) for 4 years and never had a problem around town doing errands, commuting, etc. I have a L2 charger in the garage and charge it to full every couple of days. It’s been great.

With the limited range and needing to find a CHADEMO charger for fast charging, I have never driven it outside of RVA. But for 95% of our driving it works great. We have an ICE vehicle we take on vacation and trips up to DC, etc.

We just became an EV-only household. BMW i3 which we have had for over 5 years and also a Tesla MYLR we’ve had for less than a year. Would definitely recommend an L2 charger at your home but charging while out hasn’t been an issue if planned for.

Would never go back to ICE.

I have a model y long range and just did the drive to Disney. Took about 12 hours. I a

Generally public chargers are a mess of different plugs, rates, apps and the like especially using a third party tool like Google maps. Most cars have a built in I need to get a charge. That lists local compatible chargers you can use. I do a similar commute and it was a fairly easy choice to install an actual level 2 charger at my house.

You can do pretty easy planning with something like https://abetterrouteplanner.com/

I just got back from a trip down south in my Kia EV, going from NoVa to Roanoke, to Greenville SC and then to Charleston SC (and then home). I found the route planning the toughest part of the trip. Was using the PlugShare app but am going to switch to A Better Route Planner (ABRPj for future trips. In my mind good route planning is key for a good experience since the charging infrastructure is pretty fragmented.

Prior to that trip we pretty much just used the car locally and since we have a charger in the garage it’s no problem. If you are staying in a small area most of the time you can probably use the navigation on your vehicle, as it will probably be able to show you local charging stations. If you can charge at home you’ll be golden.

I don’t have a good answer, honestly! We already had another Subaru so we just ended up there first. The solterra is built off the Toyota base

We really like it - super nice inside too. We weren’t on the wait list, we just bought it off the lot, so I can’t say we did a ton of research beforehand. It does have less range than other EVs but it’s still plenty for our purposes. I think the number is 230? I would recommend it

Why the Subaru and not the Toyota?