HERE Is How You Can Get Home Charging For Your EV If You Live In An Apartment!

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Home charging an EV undeniably makes EV ownership easier, yet for the 20% of EV owners who live in apartment, home charging is nearly impossible to get. Here, Evan shows one way to get your apartment owner to install electrical means of home charging.

Subsidies/incentives for apartment owners for tenant EV charging:

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[Lttlefot]

"Here's how you can get your management company to install level 1 charging in your garage"
-Me, in a third story apartment with no garage and no access to an outdoor plug: 😶

[TaiViinikka]

Level 1 is more than a "sometimes" solution. I went 2.5 years with my 2019 Kona Electric before I got my Level 2 charger installed at home. In those years I only used fast chargers when I was on serious trips, like the family Christmas trip Toronto -> NYC or Toronto -> Sudbury (~ 400 km/250 miles). Fact is, you sometimes need to drive a long way in one day, but you don't often need to drive a long way TWO DAYS IN A ROW. Especially if your daily commute is less than 80 km/50 miles round trip, you do not need Level 2 to save tonnes of gas and money with an EV.

[davidroddini]

That’s nice but the apartment I live in has no garages or outdoor outlets.

[limburgercheese]

A while back I lived in a large apartment complex and the one car garages were on a separate meter from the units. This was before I owned an electric car. A very long term renter bought an electric car after asking if it was ok to plug in his level 1 charger. The management went one step further. They installed a 240 volt receptacle in his garage for level 2 with the understanding he would pay a bit more rent for electricity usage. Before I moved out they upgraded 3 out of 12 garages in every building and now market EV charging to prospective tenants. Doesn't hurt to ask.

[frankallen]

And grounded outlets are required by law during a retrofit. If it's no ground originally then it can stay until you update the construction

[david-holmes]

A low cost neutral-ground bonding plug likely would have enabled the EVSE to work with the ungrounded outlet (useful for floating neutral generators and portable power stations). But getting a proper GFCI was the way to go 👍🏻

[blackchristiangeek]

Interesting tip and points. Fortunately for me I'm a homeowner and have been using my 30 amp level 1 charger for the past three days and averaging 50 added miles nightly 🤓 However, I have already ordered my level 2 charger and hope to have installed next week. There are limited DC fast changes in Jackson, MS, USA 🥺 thanks for the videos and keep doing your thing. God bless,

[steveurbach]

My last Apt Garage was attached to my unit (and pwr panel). For detached garages, a number of network providers have programs where they manage chargers (billing) for the property owners. Why this? Simply to avoid way more complex wiring from individual units. Drop a hint to the managers that they might want to avoid the rush (delays) and provision (some) detached spaces for billed charging.

[goneelectric]

Solar powered level 2 is a game changer, I’m sure. Unfortunately, installing solar is up to apartment building owners, not renters.

[timsimshurst]

In Europe there are millions of apartments without garages.... you need to think again

[twoseatspd]

I just started subscribing and watching your videos. I also live in Long Beach and I didn’t realize there were so many charging stations located in the city. I own an EV but I also have a level two charger installed in my house. I never realized how challenging it is for non-Tesla owners to attempt DC fast charging at commercial stations. Why is station reliability so bad?

[blakespower]

what about garden apartments with no garages

[stannovacki]

insightful video for what is a challening problem for apartment drivers looking for a way to plug in.

Question: @3:40 you note a 1kW charging rate. on a 120v circuit that would mean a bit more than 8A going to the car. Did you have to set that charge rate in your car or is the L1 EVSE itself limiting the current?

[Sky]

Do you think that is safe to charge an EV underneath where you sleep? I mean would you want your neighbors charging these under your bed?
We just had a 4 houses burn down from these and what happened last night at the Rivian Plant yesterday?

[aftonline]

Do those subsidies allow for an upgrade to a Level 2 charger? Could be worth looking into...

[forevertool]

Nothing like having solar panels and level 2 charger at home with proper installation, can you install 2 or 4 solar panels were you rent so you can charge your car only?

[LiteGamer]

Is it possible for a level 2 charger to be installed in an apartment?

[lueslopez]

Shhhh, best kept secret for renters !

[elijahfisher]

So basically what you did was complain. Sounds like you've got too much free time on your hands just to search through municipal code just to get a charger in your apartment.