Peter C. Thompson wrote:
On the other hand, almost all modern cars have the ability to send a
message to your phone indicating that the charge stopped early, or the
charging is done. So no need to run out every half hour to check. :)
I should point out that outdoor AC outlets have common since well before
WW2 in the northern parts of the US. They were put there for ICE block
heaters and starting battery chargers. It is routine to see them
everywhere I've lived; in NY, MI, and now MN.
Yes, vandals will occasionally attack them. But they are so common that
it's a rare occurrence. They aren't "attractive nuisances" -- they look
exactly like every other 120vac 15a receptacle.
Suppose there were no public garbage cans. Then the very first one
installed gets "noticed", and might be senselessly attacked by vandals.
But once they are everywhere, they no longer get noticed, and so are
(largely) left alone.
--
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is
nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
-- Antoine de Saint Exupery
--
Lee A. Hart, http://www.sunrise-ev.com/LeesEVs.htm
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