This is really the only valid argument for moving it. But even then, it would depend on what side of the street you drive on, albeit that would be a smaller issue since you’d only have the British and a few other former colonies that still drive on the wrong side to worry about.
The simpler answer is just that street side parking and charging wasn’t really a factor when this was being determined. Hell, third party charging at all wasn’t really a thing.
The expectation was you’d have a garage at home and you’d install a charger, or the Superchargers which were designed for the charger location. One of the primary advantages of an EV is always having a full charge when you need it, not having to stop to charge unless you’re on a trip. Tesla built their charging infrastructure themselves, so they had complete control over that, and none of them use on street parking. The expectation was people buying $80k+ vehicles will probably have a garage and can install a home charger. The cheaper models came way after that.
yup. interestingly street side charging has become very common in places like stockholm, where the city puts up chargers and people generally don’t have access to a garage. every time i’m there i see cars parked at chargers with the cable stretched over the hood.
charge ports should always be on the right, because it allows street side charging. VW is the only one who’s got this right.
This is really the only valid argument for moving it. But even then, it would depend on what side of the street you drive on, albeit that would be a smaller issue since you’d only have the British and a few other former colonies that still drive on the wrong side to worry about.
The simpler answer is just that street side parking and charging wasn’t really a factor when this was being determined. Hell, third party charging at all wasn’t really a thing.
The expectation was you’d have a garage at home and you’d install a charger, or the Superchargers which were designed for the charger location. One of the primary advantages of an EV is always having a full charge when you need it, not having to stop to charge unless you’re on a trip. Tesla built their charging infrastructure themselves, so they had complete control over that, and none of them use on street parking. The expectation was people buying $80k+ vehicles will probably have a garage and can install a home charger. The cheaper models came way after that.
yup. interestingly street side charging has become very common in places like stockholm, where the city puts up chargers and people generally don’t have access to a garage. every time i’m there i see cars parked at chargers with the cable stretched over the hood.