Is it possible for an EV to ICE a charging station?

[Dantley]

This is a rhetroical qustion. I saw two PHEVs (a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4Xe and a Toyota something) taking up two EV charging spots this morning. Neithet were plugged in but were taking up the spots. Only four chargers at that location. That's no different from a non-EV occupying a charging spot.

Just a reminder: As a courtesy to other EV drivers (BEV and PHEV), don't be this Jeep or Toyota driver.

 

[beatle]

Where are the connectors? Is that your Model Y in the second picture that's in a charging spot but also not plugged in?

The parking garage where I work has two charging stations. One has been broken for the past 3 months, so when I go in I park in that spot but don't charge. This also frees up a spot elsewhere in the garage for someone else to use.

 

[Dantley]

Where are the connectors? Is that your Model Y in the second picture that's in a charging spot but also not plugged in?

The parking garage where I work has two charging stations. One has been broken for the past 3 months, so when I go in I park in that spot but don't charge. This also frees up a spot elsewhere in the garage for someone else to use.

Yep - my Model Y in the second photo. I took the photo just after unplugging mine as I was getting ready to leave. I should have taken the photo before unplugging . All four chargers work at this hospital.

I'm not trying to be a scold - just a message about charging ettiquette.

 

[ATPMSD]

The sign is pretty clear. You should have complained to management.

 

[FLRifleman]

It's why I'm not a fan of "free" public fueling stations, and the use of idle fees is a positive thing. As with everything, "free" just encourages waste & freeloading behavior. EV owners can be just as guilty, by treating them as privileged parking spots.

 

[Chisale]

We defintely need a new term for this sort of behavior. Plus, it should convey more negativity because when an ICE driver blocks a charger sometimes it's because of stupidity and not maliciousness. When a plug in car owner blocks, then they know what they are doing and just being a-holes. But definitely "ICEing" doesn't cover it since it's not an ICE car and the term should clearly convey more of their "F-you" attitude.

 

[ATPMSD]

I thing Red Forman has it right: Dumbass

 

[RayK]

E-hole?

It already has a use with online / internet a-holes but maybe it could be extended to EV drivers who do this?

edit: "Chargehole" has already been used / proposed: Just another chargehole, lol

edit2: I keep some of these cards in my car for just this type of behavior:

 

[Rocky_H]

We defintely need a new term for this sort of behavior.

I've seen the term for it, and it's pretty clever, as it's also an acronym: ZAP (Zero Amperage Parking)

 

[Black306]

I've seen the term for it, and it's pretty clever, as it's also an acronym: ZAP (Zero Amperage Parking)

I thought it was ICEhole.

 

[RayK]

I thought it was ICEhole.

But that's only if they are driving an ICE. If an EV car/driver blocks a charging stand then there should be another term for it.

 

[Black306]

But that's only if they are driving an ICE. If an EV car/driver blocks a charging stand then there should be another term for it.

Ah. Thought it was about a PHEV; still has an ICE.

An EV owner blocking other EV owners is just a straight up inconsiderate a**hole in my book. They should know better since they own an EV as well. There may be a special case scenario when it may be socially acceptable, but I’d imagine that would be very rare.

 

[RayK]

I group both BEV and PHEV drivers as EV drivers. Both (can) run on batteries and while plug-in hybrids have an ICE in them, they do need a sip of electrons from time to time. And you're right: all EV drivers should know better than to block a charging station, either by taking up the parking spot and not plugging in (as by OP's example) or by not moving their vehicle in a timely manner after their charge has finished.

I think that I will adopt "chargehole" as my term of endearment....

 

[Dantley]

I group both BEV and PHEV drivers as EV drivers. Both (can) run on batteries and while plug-in hybrids have an ICE in them, they do need a sip of electrons from time to time. And you're right: all EV drivers should know better than to block a charging station, either by taking up the parking spot and not plugging in (as by OP's example) or by not moving their vehicle in a timely manner after their charge has finished.

I think that I will adopt "chargehole" as my term of endearment....

Chargehole it is