3 ms·
The i3s that I see in London don't appear to be plugged in, they seem owned by people who don't have that at home. I presume they plug in at work but without kn
by Theodores 10y ago
The i3s that I see in London don't appear to be plugged in, they seem owned by people who don't have that at home. I presume they plug in at work but without knowing that there is no way for knowing for sure.
Are people buying these things, doing a small amount of miles with them and powering them from the petrol engine on-board rather than plugging in? In that way getting preferential parking spaces at airports and in the city centre, no congestion charge needed? I am fine with people using them in 'Prius mode' if it does mean people that did rule out electric due to not having home infrastructure can actually go 'electric lite', running off petrol and opportunistic charging.
- dogma1138 10y agoMore likely that they plug it just around the corner. If they don't have it near the entrance to their building it means that there is one very near by, the council will not put a new one if there is one within walking distance from your residence. The street level charge spots usually have a hour limit for this reason even for resident parking. Source: I live in central London(W2) and when inquiring with Westminster council about a charge spot they've directed me to 3, one at the end of my street and 2 in streets parallel to mine all within 5min walking distance.