LegoZ
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This is both interesting and weird to meIn Europe, you bring your own cord when public charging and it locks to the car to prevent theft. This is often the default (and sometimes only) setting.
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This is both interesting and weird to meIn Europe, you bring your own cord when public charging and it locks to the car to prevent theft. This is often the default (and sometimes only) setting.
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Oregon's law treats any vehicle parked in an alternative fuel charging spot and not actively refueling the same way - up to a $250 ticket.
(1) As used in this section, “alternative fuel vehicle” has the meaning given that term in ORS 469B.100, except that “alternative fuel vehicle” includes vehicles registered in any jurisdiction.
(2) A person commits the offense of unlawful parking in a space reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling if:
(a) The person parks a vehicle in any parking space that is on premises open to the public;(3) The offense of unlawful parking in a space reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling is a Class D traffic violation.
(b) The parking space is marked or signed as reserved for alternative fuel vehicle refueling; and
(c) The vehicle in the parking space is not engaged in the refueling process.
And the economy lot at the Portland Airport has 24 free L1 (120v) EVSE's. The short term parking garage has a few L2's (usually full), and valet parking will charge your car while you are gone as well.
This is how we should do it here in the US also. The Mennekes Type 2 is genius in that you don’t leave the most expensive part of the EVSE laying around to be sliced off and sold for scrap by a meth addict or left on the ground and run over my some bonehead. Also, if EVSEs are cheaper, because you’re not paying for the cable, there can be more of them.In Europe, you bring your own cord when public charging and it locks to the car to prevent theft. This is often the default (and sometimes only) setting.
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I always keep a couple of microfiber cloths in my trunk to wipe off any public charger plug before I use it. I know, that's a little over the top.This is how we should do it here in the US also. The Mennekes Type 2 is genius in that you don’t leave the most expensive part of the EVSE laying around to be sliced off and sold for scrap by a meth addict or left on the ground and run over my some bonehead. Also, if EVSEs are cheaper, because you’re not paying for the cable, there can be more of them.
BYOCord means never worrying about putting a wet/dirty/crusty/damaged J1772 handle plug in your nice clean socket.
What do you mean see notes?I see the notes about EV-only vs PHEV since we can always use gas to get home but unplugging a charging car is rude.
The comments earlier on this thread about how EVs should be able to charge ahead of PHEVs since we have a gas alternative. I think first come first served works just fine.What do you mean see notes?
Gotcha, yeah that is crap. Yes we won’t be stranded however, which is more harmful to the environment? An ev that has to wait to charge or a combustion engine running? Which ev’s should then get priority? A smart Ed since it only has max 53 miles range or a Tesla with over 200?The comments earlier on this thread about how EVs should be able to charge ahead of PHEVs since we have a gas alternative. I think first come first served works just fine.
I made a sign that I display in my car:
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Man, you are nice! I know some people who would have slashed the guy's tires or at least scratched the paint besides unplugging. That idiot surely deserved it...I was pretty stunned at what happened today at my office. Got in early and started charging my clarity. After about an hour I saw that HondaLink notified me that my car wasn’t charging. I went out to check and found that a Tesla driver has unplugged my car while it was still charging and plugged their car in. No way they didn’t know my car was charging as the chargers blink when they are charging and stop blinking when charging is complete. I replugged my car in. I see the notes about EV-only vs PHEV since we can always use gas to get home but unplugging a charging car is rude.
If my electric MINI Cooper SE is locked, it locks the charging handle to the car until the battery is fully charged. Then it unlocks the handle so uncouth Tesla drivers can take it for their discharged vehicles.Similar to what they have in Europe, the Clarity should have had a locking mechanism to keep the charger attached until charging is finished.