Moving Home - Should I be concerned about a charging point?

[Bluedot]

As above really, we're looking at moving home next year. We've had the luxury of a drive for years but the sort of places we're looking at don't always have private parking which as long as there's plenty of space and it's on a quiet road then I can live with.
My concern is, whilst I'm sure I'll be ok for the next 5+ years, should I be thinking about where I'll need to charge an EV in 10'ish years time if we're still there ?
Are properties with private parking going to be a premium by then ?

[Muzzer79]

Bluedot said:

As above really, we're looking at moving home next year. We've had the luxury of a drive for years but the sort of places we're looking at don't always have private parking which as long as there's plenty of space and it's on a quiet road then I can live with.
My concern is, whilst I'm sure I'll be ok for the next 5+ years, should I be thinking about where I'll need to charge an EV in 10'ish years time if we're still there ?
Are properties with private parking going to be a premium by then ?

IMO, in 10 years' time this will be much less of an issue.

Range and charging technology for EVs is coming on leaps and bounds and it's not an impossible notion to imagine that fast-charging will have reached the level that charging at home is a luxury, rather than a necessity.

Don't forget, there's millions of homes without private drives in the UK. If the EV revolution is coming, you will not be in a boat on your own.

[ashenfie]

Unless you have a dedicated location you need to consider how to charge. Home charging is the only cost effective solution at the moment.

[The Mad Monk]

So you are worried about the move after the move after next?

[OutInTheShed]

Bluedot said:

As above really, we're looking at moving home next year. We've had the luxury of a drive for years but the sort of places we're looking at don't always have private parking which as long as there's plenty of space and it's on a quiet road then I can live with.
My concern is, whilst I'm sure I'll be ok for the next 5+ years, should I be thinking about where I'll need to charge an EV in 10'ish years time if we're still there ?
Are properties with private parking going to be a premium by then ?

Personally I'd find it hard to go back to not having adequate personal parking space.
Having an EV will only make that more of an issue.
But surely all vehicle enthusiasts have said this since 1972 anyway?

A road which seems 'quiet' to you today can change quite quickly, some roads around here have gone from 'no issue' to 'nightmare' in about 4 years.
A handful more houses built
A few few families coming of age and kids getting cars
A few old gits buying motorhomes which fil their drives while their cars take the 'shared' spaces on the road.

But if you compromise on parking and that enables you to live somewhere you like, that might have a lot of positives.
Having a lot of the things you want within walking distance is a very good thing.

[Bluedot]

OutInTheShed said:

Personally I'd find it hard to go back to not having adequate personal parking space.
Having an EV will only make that more of an issue.
But surely all vehicle enthusiasts have said this since 1972 anyway?

A road which seems 'quiet' to you today can change quite quickly, some roads around here have gone from 'no issue' to 'nightmare' in about 4 years.
A handful more houses built
A few few families coming of age and kids getting cars
A few old gits buying motorhomes which fil their drives while their cars take the 'shared' spaces on the road.

But if you compromise on parking and that enables you to live somewhere you like, that might have a lot of positives.
Having a lot of the things you want within walking distance is a very good thing.

Yeah that's something I have in the back of my mind, I lived in a city for 10+ years and remember spending ages driving further and further away from the house trying to find a spot, sometimes it was streets away, the only good thing is that it taught you how to parallel park.

Thanks for the advice and replies

[z4RRSchris]

our new place doesn’t have a drive but can always park outside,

just gonna charge it on a sunday night with a cable and a bit of cable ramp.