Yes! A brand new HOA board has been voted in and I was told EV charging will be allowed as long as it’s done during off peak times 10pm-6am and the cord is covered with a large enough mat. They also may require a small EV charging sign next to the cord.
I’m the mean time, 2 more neighbors have taken delivery of a model Y.
Very interesting. Not that I'm in an HOA or anything, but friends-of-a-friend types keep on contacting me and asking picky questions, so I'd like to hear some of the details of how this is going to play out.
First: That, "Off Peak Times" comment. Um. Exactly who is paying for the electricity, anyway? I mean, if one lives in a condo/rental/whatever and is using electricity for the lights/stove/microwave/HVAC, well, anybody who lives and breathes pretty much uses roughly the same amount of electrical power. A BEV, though, is a somewhat different animal. Not that a BEV costs as much to run around the landscape as an ICE (we all know, it's roughly 1/3 less), but, well, it's money none the less. And depending upon how much an individual is driving, especially when one is talking a condo association and individuals come from all over the map, it could end up being quite a bit of money. At the very least, people who aren't driving BEVs might object with some justification if their HOA fees are paying for others' transportation costs.
On the other hand: "Off Peak Times" refers, sometimes, to the maximum power draw from the local power utility. But one would think that when we're talking a residential area, "Peak" probably wouldn't refer to during the day, when everybody (or at least a substantial percentage) of the residents are out working somewhere, but rather when everybody is hanging out at home.. during the evening. Unless the HOA is getting some reduced rates from the utility by arranging things so that the HOA's area is running max power at night, rather than the daytime.
I like the trick with the mat. Is the sign something that has to be near the mat?
And final, but stupid questions: Exactly what kind of cord are you planning to run out to the car? Heavy duty extension to a Mobile Connector? A nice, long cable hooked to a Tesla Wall Connector? If it's the latter, then, with the Gen 3 TWC, there's a straightforward way of keeping moochers out; if it's a heavy duty extension cord, you going to have a (largish) switch on the inside to keep moochers from snagging energy they shouldn't?
