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RHD Charging Port.. which side will it be on?

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J1mbo

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Aug 20, 2013
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The LHD car has the charging port on the driver's side which is really useful for those people with smaller parking spaces - there is always enough space for the driver to get in and out of the car AND plug in for a charge.

If they leave the port where it is, then it becomes a bit of a problem, as both the UK and Japan tend to have narrow parking spaces, often with limited access.

It would be really great if they have swapped the port over...
 
Some of us can't charge at home, and most of us will charge wherever we can, which will include the street...

Thinking about this some more, it makes more sense having it on the passenger side, as this means that if the car is parked facing in the same direction as the traffic, the cable will not be sticking out into the road.

Best solution would be to have 2 charging ports :)
 
Like this

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BTW the Ampera is the same.
 
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