Model 3 without garage at home/work

[stopcrazypp]

Stonestown is best for serving through traffic, people driving from south of San Francisco over the Golden Gate. Not as good if it's intended for city dwellers.

If it is the free one, I would expect it to be placed to favor through traffic, as the network was primarily intended for.

 

[inspron]

I have a plug outside next to the garage door of my neighbor (unit above me). I could certainly put a 14-50 outlet there and run the cable to the street. It's only about 35 feet. But I don't like the idea to have a cable lying on the sidewalk for too long. It will look messy and I'm sure some neighbors will complain

A Supercharger in San Francisco will be fantastic, but hopefully not too far away from Noe Valley

Highly recommend you don't run an electrical cable across a sidewalk. That is just asking for trouble, liability and city ordinance. An alternative is pay someone to pipe it under the sidewalk.

 

[K-MTG]

Highly recommend you don't run an electrical cable across a sidewalk. That is just asking for trouble, liability and city ordinance. An alternative is pay someone to pipe it under the sidewalk.

Or just tap into a overhead power line
No permit needed just a household pair of jumper cables

 

[inspron]

Or just tap into a overhead power line
No permit needed just a household pair of jumper cables

Forget what I said, do what this guy said. Make sure you don't use an aluminum ladder though.

 

[K-MTG]

Forget what I said, do what this guy said. Make sure you don't use an aluminum ladder though.

Also, dip the cables in gasoline to secure the connection

 

[Tiberius]

How many times are you going to post threads on the same subject?

 

[callmesam]

ELON MUSK:

We’re putting Superchargers in cities, not just between cities. And this is obviously important in places like, you know, Beijing, Shanghai, London, San Francisco, New York, where at times people may have a challenge with having a fixed parking space. It’s more like some of those people don’t have a definitive parking space. And they might have street parking or something, you know. London is particularly tricky one; where there’s – it’s got lot of high-end neighborhoods just have street parking.

Tesla Earnings Call Transcript Q1 2014 – Complete Conference Call - Insider Monkey

Sounds similar to the OP's problem.

 

[KJD]

Hi!

I've been considering buying a Tesla for a while and it seems the Model 3 will be the perfect car for my need. Hence I put a deposit for the Model 3 the day the car was presented. The Model 3 will replace my 2014 BMW M235i.

Now comes the charging question. I live in San Francisco (Noe Valley) and don't have any garage. I park my car in the street and can usually find a spot right in front of my apartment. (I rent a unit on the first floor of a townhouse)

I mostly use the car once or twice a week, mostly during weekends and drive about 8500 miles per year. Hence I figured out I would need to plug the car only maybe once a week. If possible I would like to avoid the public charging stations because I don't have one close to home and I guess they are also more expensive to use.

What would be my best options to charge the car at home?

Have you thought about finding somewhere else to live, as in a place with off street parking?

It does not have to be a garage, (outdoor charging is fine) just someplace that you can count on being off street and for your car.