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  • RobynRedRobyn@mastodon.nz
    Aug 6, 2026, 10:07 PM

    @mwt
    Dishonest people would be more able to steal electricity from an outdoors socket. You can lock the cable to a leaf, either using the cars system, a long shank padlock to the charging cover catch, or both.
    The window is harder to address without modifying it in some way, which may involve the landlord. Security catch?
    It doesn't help with the time hanging around for a charge, and some people are concerned about number of fast charges (only an issue, if at all, with leads) but Genesis do have plans where Chargenet chargers are at your home supply price
    @HeatherInNZ

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  • HeatherHeatherInNZ@mastodon.nz
    Aug 6, 2026, 10:16 PM

    @RedRobyn @mwt It is understandable if you're not comfortable with this set-up. Obviously a garage would be ideal. I'm just here to provide info about EVs folks might not know if they're not familiar with them. My basic-ass Leaf has got a locking mechanism so the cable won't unplug without the car's key fob. But who am I to say whether thieves can get around this? If you don't have an outdoor outlet or a window that can lock in a cracked-open position, that does get a bit more tricky.

    And I live in a neighborhood where we've had everything from a package off the front stoop to a light bulb out of the front stoop light stolen over the years, and many things in between. I wouldn't be totally surprised to find the EV cable gone one morning, is what I'm saying. But it hasn't happened yet.

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  • MWTmwt@mastodon.nz
    Aug 6, 2026, 11:39 PM

    @HeatherInNZ @RedRobyn we do have a garden shed with electricity. And it has a window that might fit a cable. I'll have to look into that possibility. How long are the cables that come with the cars? Do they make them in ridiculously long lengths?

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  • RobynRedRobyn@mastodon.nz
    Aug 6, 2026, 11:48 PM

    @mwt
    They come in varying lengths, but not ridiculously long. People do choose to ignore the advice not to use extension leads. To mitigate the extra risk they use a heavy duty cord (thicker diameter conductor inside) and have it as short as possible. I did that for a while until I could get a socket closer to the garage door.
    I know capital cost can be a real concern, and I have had great adventures in my leaf, but I have to advise against getting a 30. If at all possible get something with a more reliable battery. The 40's are also problematic if they have had repeated fast charges (especially don't buy the one down this way that gets charged to max, no matter how slow it gets). Many 24s are holding out better, but the range is very limited.
    Also avoid the models with AC only charging ports if you ever want to do a roadie without hiring a car to do it in.
    @HeatherInNZ

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  • HeatherHeatherInNZ@mastodon.nz
    Aug 6, 2026, 10:24 PM

    @RedRobyn @mwt With a larger battery it does help to get a domestic EV charger* installed at your house, which of course is a lot harder if you rent. I have friends with a newer leaf - maybe 2021-ish? - that were able to work with their landlord to get a domestic fast charger installed at their house (which they paid for, not the landlord). So it's possible but you have to have good luck with your landlord and also have the $ to pay for it.

    *This is not the same as a public "fast charger" which plug into the fast-charge outlet on the car and charge in like 30min-45min. Domestic EV chargers plug into your slow-charge plug on the car and charge it faster than regular house power. My parent's one will charge my Leaf in about 1/4th the time.

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