"Drivers who park on the street have found novel ways to charge their vehicles, using extension cords running over the sidewalk or even into the branches of a nearby tree...."

"Car companies advise drivers not to use extension cords to charge their vehicles.... Charging with an extension cord also means only Level 1, or the slowest form, of charging. But... for most Americans, who only drive 30 to 40 miles a day, that’s perfectly acceptable...."

From "You want an EV, but you don’t own a house. Here’s how to charge it. It’s possible to charge an EV even if you don’t live in a single-family home with a garage. Here are the options" (WaPo).