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Yeah my wife and I live in an apartment building in a mid-major city on the US east coast and we looked into a PHEV (wanted the tax credit), but it just wasn't workable. I looked for garages and lots with charging stations but couldn't find one.

In effect the tax credit seems like a subsidy for detached single family homes, since I really don't see how you can swing it any other way.




This is not just the case in the US, in the EU the same problem exists for city dwellers. Around my place there is even some wealth discrimination going on as the city will build charging pole only if there is sufficient non-subsidized living space available in the neighborhood (because poor people cant accumulate wealth apparently) and you need to buy the vehicle first after which they will place a charging pole within 12 months. So you need a drive lane or garage or charge it somewhere else.




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