Re: Preparing for electric cars on site | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Jerry McIntire (jerry.mcintire![]() |
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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 08:02:33 -0800 (PST) |
Diana, if you add EV charging spots in your general parking areas, just put them in the "bad" (more distant) spots-- or if the community wants to encourage EV ownership, put them in the "good" locations. Either way, prohibit non-EV's from parking in those spots. A blocked charger is of no use-- though they can be located between two spots, so they can be accessed from either. Jerry Jerry McIntire Stone's Throw Ecovillage, in the heart of Wisconsin's beautiful Driftless region http://stonesthrowcommunity.wordpress.com/ 1-608-637-6620 On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Diana Carroll <dianaecarroll [at] gmail.com> wrote: > > We, mosaic commons, unfortunately did not prepare for electric cars so we > are now having to figure it out after the fact. > > In our community, we have two types of parking: carports, which were > optional to purchase at the beginning, and general parking lot parking for > those who don't have carports. > > The carports have electricity already installed. Each carport houses 4-6 > cars, but the circuit that provides the electricity has enough power for > one or at most two electric cars. (This is the "we didn't plan for this" > issue.) > > So far, two people have purchased electric cars, and both happen to be > people who already owned spots in carports...separate carports, > conveniently. > > We required those two owners to install an electricity monitoring device to > keep track of how much electricity their cars use, and reimburse the > community for the cost of that electricity. This works out okay for now > when we have just the two, but totally doesn't scale. > > There's a group in our community working on plans to build an additional > carport. ( fortunately we do have space for this.). The new carport would > be built with sufficient electricity for all the spots to have electric > cars. This will give us an additional 6 or so spots suitable for electric > cars, but will only be available to those who can afford the purchase of a > carport, which is in the vicinity of $8k. > > With the new carport in place, our community of 34 units will be able to > support some 10-12 electric cars. If we need more than that, we are going > to have to do some serious thinking about economical ways to address the > issue. > > Less technically difficult but perhaps more challenging are the social > ramifications: other than those with carports, our community parking is > undesignated, and the "best" spots (those closest to the units) are taken > on a first come first served basis. (Hotly contested, let me tell you!). > If we set up charging spots outside of carports, how do we make sure that > the people with electric cars can access those spots when needed? Do we > reserve them just for individuals with electric cars? Is that fair to > everyone else, who are now competing for even fewer "good" spots in the > lot? We have not yet addressed these questions but I'm guessing before the > decade is out we will need to. > > Hope this is helpful. > > Diana > > On Saturday, February 14, 2015, mburkel [at] juno.com <mburkel [at] juno.com> > wrote: > > > > > Winslow Cohousing is beginning to recognize that electric cars are here > > and have started working on a plan. I see a 2010 cohousing-L posting > that > > asked many of our questions but received NO responses. In case more > > communities have looked at the issues since then, I'm restarting that > > thread. Our shared electric car died several years ago and hasn't been > > replaced but 2 members now have electric cars on site and more are > > expected. From 2010:"I wonder what Cohousing communities are doing to > > prepare for electric vehicles, owhich are likely to become more common as > > the plug-in hybrids (Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt) become available. On > this > > list there are a few references to individual with electric cars, but not > > much in detail or in the last couple of years. > > Questions: Where will such cars be parked?How many spaces are you > > planning for?Who will pay for the infrastructure (outlets, etc)?How will > > the electricity used by paid for (metered or flat fee paid by the owner, > or > > paid by the community)?Are there objections in the community to > supporting > > electric cars (Examples: "Internal combustion vehicles are more > > eco-friendly." Or, "Electric cars will be acceptable only after we put in > > the infrastructure to capture/generate renewable energy ourselves.")? > Marci > > ____________________________________________________________ > > How Old Men Tighten Skin > > 63 Year Old Man Shares DIY Skin Tightening Method You Can Do From Home > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/54df9425930a51425177fst03vuc > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > >
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