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Garages aren't necessary for charging. There are outdoor car chargers that can mount on pole. It is a little harder to run the power to them but not that expensive.

Similar chargers would work for apartment complex parking lots. It would even be possible to put chargers on street parking.



The way I interpret it, if you don't have a dedicated exclusive access to a parking space, you don't really have at-home charging, because the exclusive access is what gets rid of the need to negotiate with other people for access to the charger.


I expect almost all detached homes to have a driveway, even if they do not have a garage.


Exclusive access is nice, but not necessary.

BEVs used just for city driving need to be charged about once a week, so you just plug in when there's an opportunity. A basic 7kW charger is enough to charge full battery overnight.




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