02-24-2024, 04:44 PM
macphanatic wrote:
[quote=ztirffritz]
Everyone thinks of public charging as DC fast charging. That’s just for travel. We do need more L2 and even L1 charging. All new construction should include L1 or L2 suitable outlets in parking areas. Parking meters should be converted to L1 outlets. If people have cars, they have to be parked somewhere. They should all be charging while parked. It doesn’t need to be high power charging. 8A 120v is plenty if the car is parked for 8+ hours/day. Parking garages should just have an outlet for each parking space. It’s part of the cost of parking.
L2 and L1 charging requires 240 volt. L2 needs at least 16 Amps. It would require a significant electrical system to provide L2 charging at every parking meter. The electrical grids in major cities in the NE would need a lot of work to support this.
while I agree that would be great (on street charging), I just don't see it happening in meaningful numbers for a very long time. Also, I would have to guess that standardization would have to occur for this to get past the basic public hurdles necessary for approval.
my prediction is that private lots will be providing this as incentives to get people to patronize their businesses - i.e., places where a prolonged stay would lead to significant charging time, like a restaurant, etc. Also, new public and private garages are more likely to occur.