mvilain

arstechnica , 2 months ago to Random

EV fast-charging comes to condos and apartments

A battery-buffered DC charger is an alternative to a bank of shared AC chargers.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/ev-fast-charging-comes-to-condos-and-apartments/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

mvilain , 2 months ago

@arstechnica We had someone ask if we would install charging for their Tesla. The BoD looked into the wiring and service requirements and it would cost something like $20K to wire a new panel, run conduit to their deeded parking space, and get the local power company to hook it all up. When told they'd have to pay for it out of pocket, that was the last we heard about it.

As more Teslas and Volts show up in the garage, I'm sure more people will want this. There are currently NO electrical outlets in the garage so they can't even plug in a vacuum cleaner when they clean their cars.

georgetakei , 2 months ago to Random

They do get pretty complicated.

mvilain , 2 months ago

@georgetakei Part of that training should include how to wash your own f-ing coffee cup and put it in the dishwasher.

Meanwhile, I'll just keep boiling water for my tea...

georgetakei , 2 months ago to Random

Certainly easier to defeat.

mvilain , 2 months ago

@georgetakei Either way, they'd violate the Law of Conservation of Mass.

georgetakei , 4 months ago to Random

I needed this boost.

mvilain , 4 months ago

@georgetakei I asked if they had any Spiderman™ BandAids. Nope. Only Batman.

I walked out disappointed. They are always out of Spiderman BandAids.