So I have noticed lately there seem to be a lot of Tesla owners that park at chargers and forget to plug their cars it.

I get it, we are all in a hurry some days.

Now knowing that you can just push the button on the charge plug and Model 3 and Model Y will present their port for you to dock with, is it acceptable to plug them in if they’ve forgotten?

Understanding it may inconvenience them when they hit the station max or 100%, and potentially the $0.50/min idle fees for a part filled station or $1/min idle fees for a full station, but obviously they’ll need that charge to leave, otherwise they wouldn’t park in a charging bay, correct?

I mean, even with some idle fees, in some places here in Australia it’s like $3,000 to block a charging station, so in that view, would you be doing them a favour by keeping them from getting a fine?

  • Arimer@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    As a Tesla driver I say go for it. They’re trying to game the system and get the parking while avoiding the idle fees. Heck do it and leave a passive aggressive note like hey I plugged you up cause obviously you forgot because no one would just park here to be an ass and block the space.

  • MTLBRICK@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    They aren’t forgetting. They just don’t give a crap but then will bitch when someone ICE a charger but this is the same. The hotel I’m staying at has a bunch of charging spots but only a few people were actually plugged…. While unplugging this am a guy with a. ID3 asked if the front desk asked me to move. I said no, I was actually charging…

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  • chewb@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    chaotic good 👑 do it! Just know that the teslas are recording you

    • tusi2@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Don’t “touch” their car, sure. Give them a thumbs-up on their sentry cam the presence of the cable somehow opens the charging port.

  • SnagglepussJoke@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Have you seen the EV spots that are just preferred parking? Store, curb, Handicap spaces, EV spot. What’s the point of that? Besides the implied insult

  • love-broker@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    This is such a passive aggressive comment. You mean you want permission from the community to mess with a stranger’s property. You will get that here. I personally don’t spend my days thinking the world revolves around me and would never mess with someone else’s car. Have fun pretending you’re being kind when you know you’re wanting to ensure punishment instead. Move along and stop worrying about others so much.