Any apartment dwellers with a PiP?

1) talk to my Employer about charging at work.
2) talk to my landlord about charging in the complex.
3) Step three would be to take advantage of hills, but "Seal Beach" sounds so Sea Level.

 

You should talk to your landlord. The first issue is whether your apartment has parking, and the second is whether there are reserved parking spots, or if they will set aside reserved parking spots for plug-in vehicles. Obviously, without a place to park, there's no way to move forward.

If there is a place to park, then you and your landlord have to asses what it will cost to bring electricity there. Your car will need 110V, 13A of power, which isn't much. In a case like this, getting the power to the parking spot is more expensive than the charger.

Your landlord may be opposed to the whole idea. Right now, there aren't many government incentive programs. But there are good reasons why:
1) It makes his complex more attractive to potential tenants. You never know when the market will change and this appeal will help.
2) It's a revenue source for him. Plug-in Prius uses virtually no electricity - only about $100 in a year, which you'll pay.
3) Pure electric vehicles, such as Nissan Leaf, use more electricity, which he can re-sell.
4) It's just electric power, nothing more.

 

I live in an apt, but it has a single car garage attached - maybe you could move to a more Prius PHV friendly apt! Is your apt. within 120 feet of a parking spot? Toyota recommends against it, but a 100 foot, 10 gauge extension cord would work.

 

I have a 120 volt plug next to my parking spot at my apartment. The landlord wants to charge me $15.00 a month to use his electricity. Since Consumers Energy is a mile from where I work, and work is 2.7 miles away, I chose not to pay the $15.00 a month or charge at my apartment. Besides, charging at Consumers Energy is free. If Consumers Energy starts charging a fee I will then reconsider paying the $15.00 a month at my apartment if that's cheaper than Consumers Energy.

 

priuskitty, figure it takes a little over 3KW to recharge a depleted pack, if you where to do that twice a day, for 30 days, that would be 180KW maximum, at .15/KWH that would be $27/month, if you only charge once per day, everyday, that is $13.50/month, so your landlord's estimate is pretty close for once/day charging, if your electric rates are .15 per KWH in your area, and you charge once per day.

 

The building is getting their electricity from DTE, which is at commercial rates, so the cost per KWH is a little higher for the landlord.

 

Since you can charge at work that would be the same as someone who could charge at home but not at work. There are also a number of Charging stations in the Seal Beach area where you could get a charge on a weekend or at night.

Being able to drive in the carpool lane makes a huge difference in the time you spend commuting, especially if you are travelling the 405 every day. I say go for the PIP.

 

I actually would go for a Volt or a regular Prius if you can't get a charge at home.
That being said, it is always possible for the charge situation to change at work, so I would probably lean towards the regular Prius.

 

I am one spot away from an outlet in my apartment's parking garage and they don't care if I plug it in at no cost. I have a very understanding apartment complex though.

 

I would move to your apartment but I only pay $393.00 a month for rent which includes electricity, air conditioning, heat (minus Plug in charging, that's an extra $15.00 a month)

 

Yeah, I think the reason they're ok with it is that between me and my roommate we pay $1800 a month for a 2 bedroom apartment.

 

owtch!

 

$393 a month in rent. LMAO. These poor saps in LA pay a minimum of $2200 a month in rent.

 

How do you think I could afford the PIP?