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‘It’s a bit ridiculous’: Toronto man frustrated after EV charging plans shut down (globalnews.ca)
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A Toronto man hoping to make the switch to an electric vehicle was left frustrated after consulting and working with the city for more than a year and a half, only to have his request to build a parking pad to support a charging station denied.

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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Wait, is this all over the fact that he wants a fancy charging pad instead of the basic wall plug setup that most people use? If getting an electric car is so important to him, why not just get the regular charging setup?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Per the article, it’s because he has a shared driveway. If he has to park on the street, he may need a very long extension cord to use a regular charger…

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Plenty of people have long extensions. Again, not that difficult if the claim is that it is very important for the environment to switch to an EV.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Umm… I was joking about the extension cord, you absolutely cannot run an extension cord down the road, across sidewalks, and to your EV car… you need to be able to park at your house to charge, which isn’t necessarily an option when you have a shared driveway.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    How long is your driveway? Not everyone lives on an estate

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    You’re still not getting it… if his car has to be parked on the street, possibly not that close to his actual house, he is not allowed to run an extension cord across a side walk and down the street… it’s completely impractical.

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