I remember back in 2017 when I visited this "new at the time" 8 stall site while under construction. It was welcome as at the time as there was only one other DC charger operated by former Greenlots downtown.
Sorry to report that now the "vandals" have shown their bad side and set 2 of the stalls on fire and damaged 5 others.
Normally this is a very EV friendly area on the Island.
Not sure if this has anything to do with the latest Tesla (Elon) hate thing going on recently, hopefully this sort of thing doesn't develop further as this is hitting pretty close to home.
"Paterson finds it “odd” that the chargers were targeted, and thinks vandals are misdirecting their anger onto everyday people who own Teslas.
“It’s odd that people target something because of the way they feel. I bought the car for the efficiency, not for a political statement,” he said in an interview.
“Whoever’s vandalizing aren’t vandalizing regular chargers. Like BC Hydro doesn’t seem to have any (damaged chargers) that I’ve seen.”
Sorry to report that now the "vandals" have shown their bad side and set 2 of the stalls on fire and damaged 5 others.
Normally this is a very EV friendly area on the Island.
Not sure if this has anything to do with the latest Tesla (Elon) hate thing going on recently, hopefully this sort of thing doesn't develop further as this is hitting pretty close to home.
"Paterson finds it “odd” that the chargers were targeted, and thinks vandals are misdirecting their anger onto everyday people who own Teslas.
“It’s odd that people target something because of the way they feel. I bought the car for the efficiency, not for a political statement,” he said in an interview.
“Whoever’s vandalizing aren’t vandalizing regular chargers. Like BC Hydro doesn’t seem to have any (damaged chargers) that I’ve seen.”
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