Some guy parked diagonally across two EV charging spots yesterday

I pulled into the Whole Foods lot in Austin around 4pm, and there it was. A giant black SUV just sitting diagonal across both Level 2 chargers. I needed a charge bad (down to 12 miles of range) and this car wasn't even plugged in. I waited 20 minutes thinking maybe they'd come back, but nope. Had to drive 3 miles to a different lot and pay $8 for a fast charger instead. The worst part is I saw the guy walking out of the store with a smoothie and he just shrugged at me when I asked him. Has anyone else dealt with people parking like this at charging stations?

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joel_butler15d agoMost Upvoted

The guy just shrugged?" Unbelievable. I would've lost it.

veraj5314d ago

Yeah that's just infuriating. At least @juliashah handled it way better than most people would have. I don't know how you kept your cool enough to just stand there and stare. That shrug would have sent me over the edge too, probably into a full rant about common courtesy and EV etiquette. I get that people make mistakes, but a simple "sorry" or even a quick explanation would have gone a long way. Instead he just dismisses you like you're the one being unreasonable. That's the kind of behavior that makes people hate other drivers, not just EV drivers.

juliashah15d ago

Level 2 chargers too, so even if I was petty enough to wait him out, it'd take forever. I'm a dog groomer, so I'm used to people leaving me high and dry, but this guy took the cake. I just stood there staring at his Yukon like it might magically start charging my car through osmosis or something. Ended up at a ChargePoint in a garage downtown, paid too much, and gave my battery a solid 20% for my trouble. At least my dogs don't shrug at me when they mess up, they just look guilty.