EV Charging: On a council Estate.

[Milkyway]

This might come across as bit of a silly question;
My Dad’s house is private property, end terrace on a typical ‘60’s council estate. There is a public footpath past the front & end of his property.
His car is parked in a parking area, which obviously is still council owned.
If he did want to go for an EV, which he has half heartedly spoken about... how would he charge it.
It’s only theoretical... as he tows a caravan.

As discussed with my young Daughter... she says that you would need off road parking to have a charger installed.
Bit of an issue there...& we wouldn’t be the only ones caught out

Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 28th June 10:55

[Milkyway]

Thankfully for him... I can’t envisage him converting to EV at his age.
Theoretically;
Just in his row & the neighbours opposite equals seven houses, currently a total of eight cars would need charging. They would all be in the same predicament & all parked in the same confined area.
They are good family homes, so that would increase when any of the children get their own cars in the future.

Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 28th June 00:51

[Milkyway]

My Dad’s area;
It’s a dead end close road, feeding fifty six FAMILY sized houses. There are five off road parking areas which also contain the ‘council garages’.
It can get a bit manic sometimes, resulting in residents & visitors having to park on the actual road...but that’s another story.

Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 28th June 11:17

[Milkyway]

The ‘used’ EV car market will probably be on the rise in a few years time, allowing people to dip their toes in the water.

[Milkyway]

The ‘Ol Man’ doesn’t really tour as such now... goes to his site about fifty miles away then just stays there.
I think that he will be giving up his caravan next year, so IF he did decide to go EV, then it would just be at the smaller end of the market.
He has talked to the family about it... but we don’t think that he will.
( BUT THERE AGAIN..)

Edited by Milkyway on Tuesday 28th June 14:42

[Milkyway]

My Dad hates ATM’s & still prefers to pay by card in the petrol station kiosk...he’s going to need some training then.
( Maybe EV’s won’t be for him after all)

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 29th June 09:17

[Milkyway]

Re ‘Council garages’;
Since they are too small for most modern cars, many have just become sheds / storage units.
Maybe... remove some of the garages & replace with them with charger points.

Edited by Milkyway on Wednesday 29th June 10:47

[Milkyway]

wisbech said:

I like the Japanese city solution. You need a certificate from local police that you have an off road parking space before you can buy a car.

And they have those very small cars... ‘J’ cars (I think).

[Milkyway]

Well... at least it will stop them stealing the ‘cats’.