Jason. Get the 240 and thank us later.
as someone here said before. It really means you can’t afford the car if you can’t pay to get 240 installed. There’s more then just the payments. That means 240 should go under maintenance.. if you can’t get 240 how can you afford tires later???
thia story just reminded me of a 16 year old saying he could afford the payments on a shiny new bmw m3. We all did caps and said, NO YOU CANNOT. You can’t pay for one tire which is $500. No you cannot afford the car...
While I agree with large parts of these comments, not everyone needs fast charging.Most of America has a 25 minute commute.This translates into about 50 miles per day. If you plug into 120V 15A nightly, then you should have no issues whatsoever.
There is a lot of folks that work from home, 0 mile commute. My wife charges off of 120V but only plugs in once or twice a week.
Sure, "there may be times" and in these cases there are often other options available, Superchargers, Destination Chargers, and CHAdeMO are close to many people. And L2 chargers tend to run rampant in most areas.
There are a lot of folks for which installing 240V charging could cost greater than $5,000. If you live in a house with 100A service or less, then it is really expensive. If you live in apartments or condos, then it ranges from $5,000 to not ever possible.
Should these folks be denied EV driving?
Sure, if you can't afford $500, or $1000, then the choice of vehicles should be questioned. But on the other hand, adding $1,000 to the cost of operation of the car can make it more expensive than some ICE.