House with no driveway, on-street parking - what to do?

Yeah, I personally would never put a cable uncovered across the path, a cable cover "should" be completely safe. If the goal for the country is to go fully electric in the near future, the government should be coming out with clear guidance so that people in this situation know exactly what they can do and how they can safely have an electric car.

It's a fair point but surely the two shouldnt be mutually exclusive? However we are all aware of the compo culture and litigious nature of certain cohorts of people in this country who always seem to find themselves involved in some kind of accident or another. This is a major issue and is one reason why a hell of a lot of public spaces and indeed private buisiness are forced to severly curtail their operations or shut altogether.

Other countries, I am sure, have solved this problem. Perhaps one of the reasons they have solved it is a far less litiguous culture has allowed for solutions that may not be available here?

In relation to the issue that the OP has as far as I can see it there are many people who would have similiar issues and as such, if the country is to move fully to electric then these issues need to be addressed in a safe, cheap and effective manner.

As I see it there are two strands.

1. At home charging - The most obvious thing to do here is to set up a charge point on the edge of the Kerb - this would need to be a LA piece of work in this instance and would make most sense if thought off on a non-local level solution.
2. At work charging. The Civil and Public sector should be driving this as opposed to falling behind. They are the biggest single employer in the country and a standardised "at work" charing infrastructure should be one of the first things implemented if the government are really serious about this.

There is very little control the OP has over this situation bar selling up and buying elsewhere but this isn't practical.

I've posted this link several times, but I think this is the best place for it.

There is a solution to this problem. It is already being used in a few places in the UK and it costs the LA nothing at all. Basically, the owner of the nearby property offers to pay to have a gully or channel built into the footpath. It is just barely wide enough to take the cable and as such, no hazard for wheelchairs or buggies. It slopes gently downwards on the inside, so it doesn't fill with water. It absolutely does not grant any right to the homeowner to a particular parking spot, but it's up to the homeowner to take the risk if they want to.

I'll paste in the link below to a council in the UK that is currently trialing it. I have tried several times to interest my own local authority of Fingal, but I'm getting the brush off, despite the fact that it can solve a problem for very little cost.

Personally, I'd love an EV, but currently, the only thing that makes up the cost difference from an ICE, is the ability to charge from home.

Here is the link:

https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/55/transport_roads_and_parking/1072/on-street_electric_vehicle_charging_pilot/2

Yes, it should be completely safe... a gentle small ramp is no different to any curb or normal obstacle you may encounter while out walking.

No, but I'm aware that wheelchairs can get over small bumps. There are safe ways for this to be done, that shouldn't be an argument, but it's about stating clear guidelines that people can follow that ensures that when it is done these users are accounted for and so that it's not an issue for them or anyone using the footpath.

The way to make sure it's not an issue for anyone using the footpath is to not have it on the footpath. Put the charger on the road, at the roadside and charge from there. Keep cables off the footpath.

Being done in Ireland too:

I think the NMD installed charging arm (the photo with the outlander PHEV above) is what I would go for in the scenario. I know you wouldnt get the grant for it but it works, and is safer IMO than putting the cable on the ground.

If you ever plan on buying an EV dont even entertain the idea of buying a house without a driveway.

Even if you could install a charger across the path. There is not even a garantee that someone else ownt park in your space that you put the charger in.

That said i have seen a person who just cut out a trench with a consaw and stuck a socket into the kerb. Then just cemented over the path and its perfectly smooth. I wonder if they ever had a problem where someone else parked in that space though.

I live in a terraced without a drive in Ashbourne, non managed cul-de-sac, not handed over to management firm and not touched by council so right fudged however i have two options from 3 installers, Cable across path with cable cover or can chase into pavement and then a kerbside pedestal - there is a price difference but as we ar ein a very low foot fall location as in near zero i could live with cable cover and trip hazard signage when cable is in use.. contacted council members in area and was told if installed correctly they were fine, i took that as a " we dont care" reply to be honest

Just to be clear here I'm not having a go,you've stated your goals and what you do to achieve that so fair play to you.

In my opinion it's complete madness to pay however much you had to pay for a car and then have to put that level of planning and organisation into making sure the car can drive.

I once heard someone say owning an EV is like owning a horse for transport. You cant just get in and drive it. You have to plan everything and not push it too hard and basically make a fuss over it. Its like owning an animal you have to care for all the time :) As an EV driver (not actually mine but I drive it a lot) I would say thats true :)

This article might be of interest;

On the general issue of chargers, I'm not sure why some EV owners seem to expect the State to provide. The State never provided petrol stations. Surely this should be a commercial service provided on a commercial basis.

It's in the state's interest to encourage the use of EVs, public transport and active transport so we can avoid paying huge fines for excessive pollution in the future. As it stands, EV charging isn't (or doesn't appear to be) commercially viable and this could discourage people from buying them. This is why people expect the government to subsidise it or at the very least, co-ordinate it.

Once EVs reach sufficient market coverage that charging is commercially viable, state supports/subsidies should be wound down.

I live in house with no driveway. Last month eCarInfra installed a EO Mini Pro 2 for me at the front door and I use a mat to cover the cable. Approx. 1.2 metre of path to cover. I now charge every day!

SEAI covered €600 or the €1249 cost.

I have a hybrid so only need to charge max. 2.5 hours a day. I do it during the day as I work from home and the area is very quiet at this time.

Hey well I think it's good just to be having the conversation so I'm interested to hear you point of view and experience.

Something will have to give as I suspect most people (myself included) wouldn't want to pay that much for a car that makes their life more complicated than whatever car they have now.

Who knows what technology or circumstances will bring over the next decade.I think I'll be waiting for a wireless charging car or something like that,otherwise I'll be sticking with ICE.

The government can bring in all the incentives they like but if the whole thing just doesn't make sense then it won't be pursued.

The state doesn't have to provide, but it can certainly do more to support.

For example, they (via Dublin City council) could bloody well paint two parking spaces green on John Rogerson Quay. As it is, they're failing at that.