I was watching a YouTube video where somebody was showing a full charging station, and said this is a regular occurrence for them.
Given how long some cars take to charge, this seems like it could be a big issue.
Is this something any of you have experienced? What can be done about it?
In certain places yes. I forget who did the video but they summed up the problem - lots of folks with “free charging for n years” are camping out at chargers the moment they get below 80%. Doesn’t matter if you’re on fumes, they might need that full charge to pick up their kids 5 miles from home. /s but not really
(The excuse I was given when I just wanted in for 10 minutes and their car was at 92%)
That said this isn’t every place and if you know your route it may be no big deal. I was coming back from a trip and would have liked to use the above DCFC, but also knew there were nearby free L2 chargers and I was in for a meal & coffee anyhow. I figured I’d spend about 1.5-2 hours in the area, I just had to get over a small mountain pass and some 25-ish more miles. I was pretty sure I could make it regardless of charging as I knew the route, I just don’t like pulling into my garage with < 5% unless I have to.