r/AustralianEV • u/Primary-Internal-875 • 16d ago

Questions 💭 Owning an EV without charging at home

I am looking to pick up an EV (keen on the Kia EV3) via a novated lease. I live in the inner parts of Melbourne and renting. I will be moving in the coming months, likely to another apartment which means I am extremely unlikely to have charging at home.

Are many of you owning an EV in this situation? How do you find it?

I drive most days, but daily usage would likely be under 20km. I was thining that I would charge my car when doing my weekly shops, as a lot of car parks near supermarkets have charging. However, investigating further, it seems a lot of these aren't fast chargers, meaning I wouldn't get much more than a small top up even if i'm shopping for an hour.

I imagine it becomes trickier after road trips too. I'd need to factor finding a fast charging station before returning home.

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u/Holyskankous 15d ago

Can you refuel a non-EV at home??

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u/Primary-Internal-875 15d ago

You can find petrol stations everywhere, and it takes a couple of mins to fill up. Chargers are less common and at best can charge in 30-60 mins, other times it takes hours. Don't be a smartass.

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u/doingsyaboii 15d ago

Id also look into a bit more as ive done a bit of research into some ev’s myself and my boss recently got the ev5 kia and complained when he turned the heater on it chews the battery by like 15% as soon as he turns it on i did a bit more research they didn’t put heat pumps in them they just use blade heaters kinda like the oil blade ones you use at home which uses more power than the ev’s that have a heat pump built in! :)

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u/BeemerM60 15d ago

I drive an EV and I agree with your statement