This is one of the main reasons I am glad I don't drive a gas car anymore. Especially when travelling or going to bad areas. Gas stations are a place where desperate people will commit crimes or scams. And when I drove the Lexus GS it seemed at some point someone is going to ask me for money. Or teenagers begging you to buy alcohol / cigarettes. And I just hated the idea of having to stop at a sketchy gas station in the middle of the night. Feel like I always have to be careful not to have any valuables in my passenger seat or worry if I use the gas station while pumping maybe someone would try steal gas from me. Also back then I got my first EV / Tesla in 2018 so I think 2017 was the last time I ever had to deal with gas on a daily basis.
One time some girl asked for money for the train at the gas station, pretty sure she didn't use it for the train, there was no train station nearby, still gave her few bucks. Some homeless at a cheap Las Vegas gas station came up to me ask for money, I only gave him two Dr Peppers instead of cash he took it. Some family also begged for money at the gas station too in Irvine which is a nice area but it's still not immune to aggressive beggar situations. Thankfully I never experienced something really bad like a credit card skimmer, having my wallet stolen from passenger seat, someone stealing my gas (taking the pump under my credit card). It was mostly just people aggressively begging for money and I reluctantly gave them money, but eventually stopped and only give them food or Dr. Peppers, especially since I did drive an Orange BMW M3 and he wanted to obligate to help him out. Some guy next to me said that it was good I didn't give him money and only Dr. Pepper to discourage them.
But so far since 2018 I never had any encounter of an aggressive beggar, it's always been at gas stations. I wonder why there hasn't been any news of crime happening at EV charging stations, which is good for EV customers. I think if anyone is considering buying an EV but is still unsure, not having to deal with aggressive beggars or crime is a huge plus. I kind of like how Tesla superchargers payment info is accessed through the car and not an external credit card. No one could ever beg you to give them money for charging like someone at the gas station trying to say they are stranded and need money for gas.
One time some girl asked for money for the train at the gas station, pretty sure she didn't use it for the train, there was no train station nearby, still gave her few bucks. Some homeless at a cheap Las Vegas gas station came up to me ask for money, I only gave him two Dr Peppers instead of cash he took it. Some family also begged for money at the gas station too in Irvine which is a nice area but it's still not immune to aggressive beggar situations. Thankfully I never experienced something really bad like a credit card skimmer, having my wallet stolen from passenger seat, someone stealing my gas (taking the pump under my credit card). It was mostly just people aggressively begging for money and I reluctantly gave them money, but eventually stopped and only give them food or Dr. Peppers, especially since I did drive an Orange BMW M3 and he wanted to obligate to help him out. Some guy next to me said that it was good I didn't give him money and only Dr. Pepper to discourage them.
But so far since 2018 I never had any encounter of an aggressive beggar, it's always been at gas stations. I wonder why there hasn't been any news of crime happening at EV charging stations, which is good for EV customers. I think if anyone is considering buying an EV but is still unsure, not having to deal with aggressive beggars or crime is a huge plus. I kind of like how Tesla superchargers payment info is accessed through the car and not an external credit card. No one could ever beg you to give them money for charging like someone at the gas station trying to say they are stranded and need money for gas.