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My charge-rage is when I see a Tesla in one of the two charging spots at the Stanford shopping center. They have enough range to not need the power, the owners

by killion 13y ago

My charge-rage is when I see a Tesla in one of the two charging spots at the Stanford shopping center. They have enough range to not need the power, the owners typically park there because they are the best spots in the garage.

jonknee 13y ago
Why do you care? I don't get upset at a Prius when I see one at the gas station and there are no available pumps. If people are using just for the good parking spot there is a simple fix--don't put them right up front. If I had a Tesla and was able to both get a charge and a good spot you better believe I would take it, even if I wasn't dangerously low on power.
tdiggity 13y ago
The ones at stanford shopping center aren't free, so the guy is paying money to use them. He probably needs it because they charge $2/hr which is about 2.5x the cost of charging at home.
moocowduckquack 13y ago
How does this make any sense? Are you just looking for stuff to be pissed off about? A car having a large battery tells you very little about how much charge is actually left in there. You don't know where they need to drive to next, where they have been, or anything. If you are annoyed, hassle shopping centers to install new chargers, don't get annoyed at the people using them. Besides, if they were rarely used, then the shopping center would eventually get rid of them, whereas if they are constantly used then the shopping center will eventually install more of them, as people charging their cars have to wait, which is excellent for shopping centers.
spullara 13y ago
I specifically never charge my Tesla out of the house unless it needs to be charged. I agree that it isn't fair to the cars that actually need the power to get home. I've only ever not done that once when a garage near a theater in SF was full, except for an EV spot. Got them to open up the gate and let me park right across the street :)

by killion 13y ago

jonknee 13y ago

Why do you care? I don't get upset at a Prius when I see one at the gas station and there are no available pumps. If people are using just for the good parking spot there is a simple fix--don't put them right up front. If I had a Tesla and was able to both get a charge and a good spot you better believe I would take it, even if I wasn't dangerously low on power.

tdiggity 13y ago

The ones at stanford shopping center aren't free, so the guy is paying money to use them. He probably needs it because they charge $2/hr which is about 2.5x the cost of charging at home.

moocowduckquack 13y ago

How does this make any sense? Are you just looking for stuff to be pissed off about? A car having a large battery tells you very little about how much charge is actually left in there. You don't know where they need to drive to next, where they have been, or anything. If you are annoyed, hassle shopping centers to install new chargers, don't get annoyed at the people using them. Besides, if they were rarely used, then the shopping center would eventually get rid of them, whereas if they are constantly used then the shopping center will eventually install more of them, as people charging their cars have to wait, which is excellent for shopping centers.

spullara 13y ago

I specifically never charge my Tesla out of the house unless it needs to be charged. I agree that it isn't fair to the cars that actually need the power to get home. I've only ever not done that once when a garage near a theater in SF was full, except for an EV spot. Got them to open up the gate and let me park right across the street :)