Garage too small. Anyone park outside?

[LSP]

I'm considering purchasing a Lightning, but my garage is a few inches too small. I could park it on the pad next to the garage and have the charger installed outside, but I live in MN. There will be snow to deal with. I wonder if anyone else has had to do this. Any comments on the experience?

Has anyone found a way to extend the garage that doesn't cost a ton of money? The contractor I talked to said that by the time he extends and blends in new construction, I might as well just tear down the garage and build a new one.

I'm trying to decide if I should wait for a smaller truck to come out, but I could use the Lightning next summer for powering a job site for a cabin build.

I live in Southern California but I have to park my Lightning outside of the garage. FYI, the cable for the Ford Charge Station Pro is approximately 20 feet long and so I can easily run it under my garage door to my truck.

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[21st Century Truck]

In my travels across the US including camping in the Rockies in January (lotsa snow) I found this charging port cover works very well for snow:

https://macapuche.com/

 

[ZSLC]

I live in Utah, up a canyon. We get snow, lots of snow.

I park outside and mostly use the "portable" charger on a beefy 220 extension cord.

My opinion is, it's a truck, it can handle being left out in the cold.

 

[Athrun88]

Great to hear that there are no real adverse effects from parking/charging outside in the cold. I'm in the same situation, garage is too small to accommodate the Lightning. Didn't think there would be issues but always good to get first hand experiences.

 

[Maquis]

I live in Southern California but I have to park my Lightning outside of the garage. FYI, the cable for the Ford Charge Station Pro is approximately 20 feet long and so I can easily run it under my garage door to my truck.

It’s 24’ including the handle.

 

[WilliamRobert]

My garage is my toy box, I always park outside! I keep my two evse inside and installed a two gang outdoor receptacle cover for passing the cords outside.

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