alt Hacker NewsDon't most people already have a plug in their garage? All mine certainly have. There's no need to get full EVSE for most people, a 2.4kW outlet as found almost everywhere outside North America will easily handle daily driving needs for anyone who's not in a travelling job.
Also if everyone in your neighbourhood turning on a space heater strains the grid you have bigger problems.
Utilities have plenty of ways to solve that. We already have electric water heaters on demand controlled circuits and electricity billing that incentivises off-peak use.
And as for range? 400km is plenty for all but one trip a year, if that's an issue for your use perhaps EVs are not for you.
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> There's no need to get full EVSE for most people,
It's a lot more comfortable though. It's been a great addition to the home to get an EVSE, even a small single-phase one.
> Don't most people already have a plug in their garage?
Good point, most people without garages should continue buying hybrid or ICE, because EVs aren't for them yet.
Yes it's so easy - Just tell the butler to put it on charge when you arrive home.
>Also if everyone in your neighbourhood turning on a space heater strains the grid you have bigger problems.
Welcome to Texas.
And with Texas a 200 mile+ driving day is just more common than people from smaller places experience.
44 million US households have no garage, including ~2/3 of renters