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Running my charging cable across the driveway to reach the car -- what's actually the right way to protect it instead of just a rubber ramp?

tony_casale
Charger's mounted on the garage wall but my car ends up parked far enough over that the cable has to cross a good stretch of the driveway to reach the port. I've been using one of those rubber cable ramp covers from Amazon, and it works fine, but it's started splitting after a few months of being driven over and I don't love that it's not really weatherproof underneath. I thought about burying a run of conduit across the driveway, but that means cutting into concrete, which feels like a lot for what's basically a cable-management problem. Is there an actual standard way people handle this when the charger and the parking spot just don't line up, or is everyone just replacing cheap rubber ramps every year and calling it good enough?
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sbergstrom
@sbergstromOctober 23, 2026
we park outside and the cord just lays on the driveway. never had a ramp. I just don't drive over it
jmoriarty
@jmoriartyOctober 23, 2026
Is there a reason you can't park the other way or swap spots with whoever else uses the driveway? Sounds dumb but we have three cars going in and out and the cords never end up where a tire goes, we just figured out who parks where. Those Amazon ramps are made for people walking over them, not a car twice a day. I'm not surprised it split.
tony_casale
@tony_casaleOctober 23, 2026
Swapping doesn't really work, my wife's car goes in the garage and her side is the only side that lines up. Panel's in the basement at the opposite end of the house so I'm not holding my breath on a cheap relocation, but I guess a quote doesn't cost anything
gregm_67
@gregm_67October 23, 2026
Cutting the driveway for a charging cable would be crazy. I'd get an electrician out to look at moving the charger, or adding an outlet closer to where the car actually sits. Mine was $300 for a 6-20, but that was an easy run -- yours could be a lot more depending on where the panel is. Still probably cheaper than concrete work.