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New cars bought in the UK must be zero emission by 2035 (www.theregister.com)

submitted 10 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

At home? If you drive less than 30mi a day on average, you can plug into a normal wall outlet.

[–] echodot 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

That only works if you have an outside outlet. If you don't don't good luck getting the landlord to fit one.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Would they rather let you put one in than you run an extension chord from inside?

[–] echodot 3 points 10 months ago

You're not allowed to make modifications to the property without authorization, so yeah they would much prefer you to run an extension cord from inside. Of course it's unsafe and inconvenient, but they don't care.

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How do you do that if you live on the 20th floor?

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Depends where you park, are there wall outlets by the elevators in parking garages?

[–] EngineerGaming@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not everyone can afford a place in a parking garage. For example, in my building they were only affordable for those who bought before the construction was complete, and expensive on secondary market.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

So it is street or lot parking then? If lot parking, there might be a building nearby with an outdoor outlet that one could see about running power from. There are devices that can monitor the power draw to reimburse. I realize it isn't as easy for EVs for everyone, but electrical power is everywhere. Of course public transit is better, but if that's not an option, look into how to get power to a parking spot so we can stop using gas.