Justin "The other day I
Justin "The other day I plugged in my Kia Sorento plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at a free, public 240V charging station while I met up with old friends over a bit of nosh."
Personally, I think there ought to be a law that PHEV or EV owners should be ticketed for "leaving" their vehicles at a charging station unattended. It really used to bug me to pull into a crowded gas station, and wait behind an unattended car, only to find out that the owner had filled his tank, went into the station, ate an attached restaurant and came out 20 minutes later, carrying his fast food drink while the rest of us waited for him to move his car. With the limited number of charging stations ... including "free" ones ... owners should stay in the cars and pull away when vehicle is charged to satisfy their current needs ... not go strolling away from the charging station to eat somewhere. I agree that both PHEV and EV owners should be allowed to use the limited number of chargers. Just stay with your vehicle ... and move it if someone waiting is in critical need of a quick charge ... and certainly move it when you have reached a sufficient charge.