Free charging

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I charged my car yesterday at a park with a free level 2 charger while I ran. It charged about 6 kWh.

The high gas prices and how there are free chargers around town. I'm going to stop charging at home. Nothing but free chargers for as long as possible.

Anyone else want to try this experiment?
 
I’ll have to find some. I think some spots at work offer free premium parking (about 100 feet from the airport terminal) if you plug in and pay hourly (whether it’s fully charged or not) and it works out to much cheaper than the daily rate for those premium spots, but my employer pays for my spot that’s a shuttle bus ride away.
 
It is really nice to get free charging while doing other things. I started visiting a certain grocery store chain at least 50% more often because they offer free Level 2 charging.

Because of how far I commute I basically have to charge at least 50% every day, but I try to always charge at free chargers when I need a charge away from home. I've found a few free chargers conveniently on my commute route. But there's nothing as convenient as charging at home overnight, and it's only costing me $50/month. When driving my ICE Hardtop I was paying around $300/month in fuel pre-pandemic, and I'd probably be paying close to $600/month now.
 
I’ve found a couple of free stations local to me, but so far none at the outer reaches of where I might occasionally drive and need to get a 80-100% charge to get home (Burlington, VT, and Plattsburgh, NY, 110 and 75 miles away from my home station).

ETA: NB I’d likely stop at Evolve NY’s DCFC in Plattsburgh before grabbing the ferry on the 33 mile leg to Burlington. It’s all still cheaper than gas, though.
 
Yeah it’s great! I also found a few home station owners along my routes that invite fellow EV drivers “in a bind” to contact them.
 
We're seeing the "revolt of the buggy-whip makers" again. Luddites will take drastic measures to try and make sure their obsolete business remains in business.
 
It is my understanding that the most environmentally sound form of human transportation is actually the horse. So, perhaps regressing is actually the better path forward?


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Walking is more environmentally sound than using a horse. Don't get me wrong - I like horses, and I live in an area known for horse farms. But horses must pass methane just like cows.
 
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