As public electric-car charging becomes mainstream, it's clear there's a need for a class in common courtesy.
Our recent experiences at public chargers have us concerned that the EV-charging experience might soon devolve into violence and mayhem. Too many folks are trying to use too few stations, a situation exacerbated by out-of-order plugs. Before people get disinvited from weddings or cut out of the will, let's see if we can address some of your messiest deportment dilemmas.
Some basics: Always place the fork to the left of the plate when you eat lunch on the decklid, and never park a combustion-engine vehicle in an EV-charging spot. Now on to the hard ones.Aw, sweetie. It can feel incomplete to unplug at 82 percent, but if someone is waiting, don't get greedy and go for a full charge. It's impolite, because on a DC charger, odds are the last 20 percent will take as much time as the previous 80 percent.
MY TESLA CAN CHARGE ANYWHERE, SO I PLUG IN WHEREVER I SEE AN OPEN SPOT, EVEN IF IT ISN'T A TESLA STATION. That's not a question, but also, unless you're desperate, please don't do that. Someone is going to figure out how to yank that plug and launch it into low Earth orbit. Tesla offers an amazing and exclusive charging infrastructure that works, like, all the time! We can't say the same for non-Tesla stations, so seeing Teslas at those stalls in instances when their own network is available nearby can be frustrating. Think of the community.Of course not.
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