The big cost savings come from having home charging. Also check if your utility company has a special rate/program for EVs. Ours makes our delivery charge go from $0.14/kWh to $0.028/kWh between 9pm and 10am. All in, charging from 0-100% would cost us $18.40.
IMO home charging is one of the big benefits of an EV. You never have to go to a gas station, if you charge at night.
Do you not have the option to install an outlet? There have been tax deductions in the past for this purpose. There are also various products that make it easy from you to pull power from your dryer, if itās electric. Hereās a link to one product: Smart Splitter | NeoCharge
I had an EV for 18 months, and loved it. I live in apartment building on the first floor, I was parking it behind my apartment and charging it through my bedroom window 
The apartment building next to mine had blink charger that was charging it fully in 6-7hrs for $10-$15 (I left it there during the night usually when I needed next day)
I live in Central NJ, so a lot of choices for chargers here, and free charging on some parkings. Also, I work from home, so I donāt use it every day (2-4times a week).
But, when I go to Pocono in PA, or by the coastā¦there are not that many choices , and also I noticed in most places in FL is more difficult.
So all depends on where you live, how much you drive, what kind of batteryā¦if you need to go to work daily, 40min away ā¦I donāt think itās worth it.
Yes, of course. Home charging is nice/better, but itās not a deal breaker. EV charging is cheap AF, even if you use expensive public charging.
Hi,@volvo1. Iāve had a 2025 Equinox EV for close to a year, and get by just fine with Level 1 charging at 120V in my garage. I use the charging cable that came with the car, which has both 120V and 240V plugs, so it will work as a Level 1 or Level 2 charger. I am only leasing for 2 years, so $2,500 to buy and get a charger installed in my garage (per Qmerit and Treehouse) made no sense at all in case I donāt keep the car. Iāve taken road trips, and the few times Iāve needed a DC fast charge, I have several options close by to charge up when I donāt have time to wait for a slow charge at home. But those times have been few and far between. Youāll be fine. And if not, you can get a Level 2 charger later if needed. Good luck.
I would never consider an EV without a home charger. Having had 2 EVās back to back, itās not worth the hassle and time to stop at a public charger. Heck, I donāt even take long trips with my car mainly because Iām too impatient to wait 30min + to charge. We take my wifeās car for that.
Hell, I get impatient if the gas pump is too slow!
Itās doable, sure, but why the hell would you want to do that?
A huge plus of EV ownership is going to either a heated or cooled car that is fully charged when I start my day. That convenience factor is tremendous, and I would not want an EV without it.
I have been charging at home on a 120V for 2 years now, and it has been fine. I canāt install a 240V since I am renting my garage spot in the city. I sometimes have to top off at a fast charger once a week in the winter, but I do 90% of my charging at home. I usually use 10-15% of the battery everyday and it charges about 10% back overnight. I make up the difference on my days off when it can charge for a much longer period.