Comment Re:Advice From An EV Owner (Score 1) 206
Don’t buy an EV unless you have access to reliable home charging. Part of the EV lifestyle is starting your day with the desired State of Charge (SoC) and you leave all the public L2 and DC Fast Chargers for travelers and visitors to your town because you shouldn’t need them.
While that philosophy might exclude certain people from buying EVs, it’s not like owning an EV is critical for survival. Any car will do, but if you get yourself into a situation where you can live the EV lifestyle then you buy an EV. Don’t buy one first, then try to solve the problem of how to reliably charge it.
I own an EV and a home. It would be trivial and cheap (thanks to electric company rebate) to add a home charger. I have not bothered yet. Charging is too readily available in my midwestern town of 100K pop to bother.
Everybody's situation is unique. For many, home charging may be necessary. But it's not a requirement.
Check if your employer provides charging. See if there's charging around your home or anywhere where you drive once a week anyway. That's all you need.