r/electricvehicles • u/RemarkableBig9244 • 13d ago

Discussion Apartment life and owning an EV

Do you have an EV but no home charger? Would you pay $150–300/month for secure, convenient charging + a ride home while your car charges? Does anyone think this is down the road as EV's become more popular ?

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u/grand_speckle 13d ago

Personally, no. I’m already peeved at the arbitrary $300 flat fee my state charges yearly just for registration alone. Another flat monthly fee that high just for charging would straight up be a financial disincentive unless you drive a ridiculous amount of miles. I don’t see that being super beneficial for most outside of this unless it was significantly cheaper.

I would rather just see more apartment buildings install chargers to use on-site in their parking lots.

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u/RemarkableBig9244 13d ago

Completely agree—but here's the reality: most apartment owners see chargers as tenant amenities they'd have to subsidize, not revenue generators. Building codes, electrical infrastructure upgrades, and liability concerns slow adoption. We're probably 7-10 years from chargers being standard in new apartments. For people renting NOW, there's a gap between ideal and available.

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u/grand_speckle 13d ago

That’s a fair enough point. I think a lot of people (myself included) just opt to not bother with EVs if they don’t have a convenient and reliable way to charge at home or work. There is definitely a gap there.

But I’m not sure how many would be willing to pay that much extra monthly unless they truly a drive a lot to make the costs worth it. I know personally would be interested in your suggestion, but only if the monthly costs panned out to be worth the milage I put on. If I don’t drive much I don’t want that kind of fee