Hi everyone
New here and new to EVs generally. Just taken an Outlander PHEV for a test drive and liked the vehicle. Nice to find a hybrid with plenty of room in the back for dogs.
In considering this vehicle, I also need to consider to how charge it. The car will be parked on the street and I need to figure out the best way to run the cable from the house to the car.
So far the best solution I have come up with with is a tough, plastic cable protector that would lay across the pavement while the car is charging. I spoke to my borough council (Hackney) about this and their answer was:
- we get lots of requests just like yours asking about this
- we don't recommend you do this
- but we do recognise that some residents are doing this out of necessity
- and we have included this in our study of how we can, as a borough, best support our residents moving to EVs.
My question to this forum is - does anyone here have:
- experience of doing this?
- other recommendations?
- things I should know/think about?
(I have requested a street installation of a charge point... I'm not filled with confidence.)
Many thanks
Adrian
New here and new to EVs generally. Just taken an Outlander PHEV for a test drive and liked the vehicle. Nice to find a hybrid with plenty of room in the back for dogs.
In considering this vehicle, I also need to consider to how charge it. The car will be parked on the street and I need to figure out the best way to run the cable from the house to the car.
So far the best solution I have come up with with is a tough, plastic cable protector that would lay across the pavement while the car is charging. I spoke to my borough council (Hackney) about this and their answer was:
- we get lots of requests just like yours asking about this
- we don't recommend you do this
- but we do recognise that some residents are doing this out of necessity
- and we have included this in our study of how we can, as a borough, best support our residents moving to EVs.
My question to this forum is - does anyone here have:
- experience of doing this?
- other recommendations?
- things I should know/think about?
(I have requested a street installation of a charge point... I'm not filled with confidence.)
Many thanks
Adrian