Those of us who live in multi-unit-dwellings (apartment, townhouse, or condo complexes) face a problem when owning an electric car: Every assumes electric car owners own a home, and therefore can charge at home because they have good control over their electricity supply. That’s not always true, and the fact…
The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the challenges and opportunities for charging electric vehicles in multifamily residential buildings. The study draws on case studies from Southern California, and most of the analysis is applied to the City of Los Angeles. The author is a second…
Over the weekend California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a list of bills focusing on climate change issues, some of which would expand support for electric cars. I’ve seen some in the EV community applaud these moves, but I see a mixed bag of some things which might be useful and…
Renters and other multi-unit-dwelling occupants have a huge barrier to electric vehicle ownership – the access to electricity needed to charge their car at home. I call this “level 0 charging” to differentiate from level 1 (120 volt AC) and level 2 (240 volt AC through a charging station). We…
Do you know the pain of living on “level 0 charging”? That obtuse question is preventing those who rent from buying plug-in electrified vehicles. Level 1 (AC) charging is a 120 volts connection that’s barely suitable for EV charging, while Level 2 (AC) charging is the typical 240 volt 30…
