A Tesla Unplugged Me 😡

[Pushrods&Capacitors]

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So I’m at work charging, and I got an unplugged notification. I was barely charging for an hour and was at 55% when it happened. I look out and see that some jerk in a Model 3 parked next to me and stole my charger! I was busy so I couldn’t get out there right away, I ended up letting him have it for a couple hours. But then I went out and stole it back. No note or anything.

Mind you, it’s only about 7 miles to the nearest Supercharger. If he was desperate, he would only need to charge for 20 minutes to get there. But I figure he ended up with 40+ miles added and was still parked there hours later. To me what happened comes across as a total entitled jerk move. Is it just me, or does it seem like Tesla drivers are the worst?

There are only a few chargers at work and they are often full, it’s rare I get a chance to use them anymore. They are free, which leads to these kind of problems. There are PHEVs that frequently hog the charging spots all day even though they’re done charging by 11AM, outsiders that park their cars at the chargers after the buildings are closed, and now we’ve moved on to unplugging incidents. I’ve about had it with free charging and all the bullshit that comes with it. We’re past the days of free charging being a good thing.

Now the funny thing is I was talking about this video with friends just this morning:



Ignore all the BS in the comments, seems clear to me the Tesla probably stole the Volt’s charger from two spots down rather than using the one on the wall behind him for his spot. And after stealing the charger, he was audacious enough to put a lock ring on it so nobody could steal it back. I feel like the Tesla probably stole that charger more than once for Volt guy to get that angry. You better believe I was feeling a bit like Volt guy this morning when I stole my charger back. It was so ironic it happened to me right after seeing that video.

I think most of you guys are pretty sensible and would never do what Mr. Tesla did to me. I would never unplug someone actively charging unless I was extremely desperate, but I would leave a note. I would only charge as long as I had to before giving it back. Hope he sees my stink eye on his camera footage when I took it back…

Sucks man. I’ll be honest, if I catch someone touching our car or anything connected to it, I’m going to let them know they can put it back or end up on their ass. And yes, I’m aware of how anti-social and juvenile that sounds/is. But, only if it’s a dude close to my size or bigger, if it’s a small person I’m just taking the connector back.

And, Tesla is the new BMW for shitty drivers/owners, at least around here. Of course not all are bad, but it’s a disproportionate amount.

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[Ride_the_lightning]

In Europe & the UK it does - you can’t remove a charge cable without the car being unlocked or you have the key in close proximity to the car’s charge port. Unfortunately Ford have only enabled it on vehicles with a Type2 socket

Don’t you bring your own cord in Europe?

 

[Wonky_Donkey]

Don’t you bring your own cord in Europe?

Not always - some AC chargers are tethered, some are untethered, but we always carry a cable just in case. Obvs all the DC chargers have cables fitted, but they all lock as well.

 

[timbop]

Clearly this is a hallucination. I have been assured that no Tesla owner would ever be rude or insensitive in any way, particularly when it comes to charging.

 

[MABachE131]

All the pricks drove BMWs, then Audis, and now Teslas.

 

[satchel prefect]

One has to assume Audi's marketing department knew how this commercial could be played in perpetuity by simply changing the badges for another up-and-comer versus at-the-moment current guard.

Audi puddle commercial

 

[HuntingPudel]

No clue who did it, but back before my ‘14 Fusion Energi was a year old someone unplugged me in my own driveway. I was not impressed.

 

[zephiyr]

Oh cool, another “drivers of brand X cars are the worst” thread! I guess we all need something to be angry about.

 

[dmastro]

I think many Tesla drivers feel entitled because they're the first adopters in many cases used these chargers for years when they were just empty. Or maybe a$$sholes just buy Teslas.

Guilty as charged. But for reasons other than charger theft.

 

[mkhuffman]

So how did @mkhuffman get his forum name changed to @Mach-Lee?

He is obviously a very smart man.

 

[Pushrods&Capacitors]

well, yes, but there’s a point buried in that pretentious. As a Tesla driver you have access to some of the biggest batteries on in EVs and the best DCFC network yet you’re the one hogging up free charging? I personally wouldn’t be that person and would let the people who need them use them. Most people suck though so there’s that. Considering their bountiful options m, though, it still does generally reflect on Tesla drivers. I don’t think they are assholes more than anyone else but they are the majority of assholes because they drive the majority of EVs.

Proof: This feenoke in the pic was 2.5 miles from a Supercharger with like 12 stalls right off I35 or about 6.5 miles from another one with 10-12 stalls. Instead…..

 

[Deleted member 16048]

Its sad this happened at your workplace, if it was another employee they should get educated on etiquette.

 

[Phil-Springs]

So I’m at work charging, and I got an unplugged notification. I was barely charging for an hour and was at 55% when it happened. I look out and see that some jerk in a Model 3 parked next to me and stole my charger! I was busy so I couldn’t get out there right away, I ended up letting him have it for a couple hours. But then I went out and stole it back. No note or anything.

Mind you, it’s only about 7 miles to the nearest Supercharger. If he was desperate, he would only need to charge for 20 minutes to get there. But I figure he ended up with 40+ miles added and was still parked there hours later. To me what happened comes across as a total entitled jerk move. Is it just me, or does it seem like Tesla drivers are the worst?

There are only a few chargers at work and they are often full, it’s rare I get a chance to use them anymore. They are free, which leads to these kind of problems. There are PHEVs that frequently hog the charging spots all day even though they’re done charging by 11AM, outsiders that park their cars at the chargers after the buildings are closed, and now we’ve moved on to unplugging incidents. I’ve about had it with free charging and all the bullshit that comes with it. We’re past the days of free charging being a good thing.

Now the funny thing is I was talking about this video with friends just this morning:



Ignore all the BS in the comments, seems clear to me the Tesla probably stole the Volt’s charger from two spots down rather than using the one on the wall behind him for his spot. And after stealing the charger, he was audacious enough to put a lock ring on it so nobody could steal it back. I feel like the Tesla probably stole that charger more than once for Volt guy to get that angry. You better believe I was feeling a bit like Volt guy this morning when I stole my charger back. It was so ironic it happened to me right after seeing that video.

I think most of you guys are pretty sensible and would never do what Mr. Tesla did to me. I would never unplug someone actively charging unless I was extremely desperate, but I would leave a note. I would only charge as long as I had to before giving it back. Hope he sees my stink eye on his camera footage when I took it back…

What did you do with Tesla’s adapter. Throw it in the nearest dumpster?

 

[Mach-Lee]

Its sad this happened at your workplace, if it was another employee they should get educated on etiquette.

It wasn't one of the regulars I normally see every day, so I hope not. I got their license so we'll see if they show up again.

What did you do with Tesla’s adapter. Throw it in the nearest dumpster?

The adapter stays locked to their car, I can't get it out without destroying their charge port like the guy in the video.

 

[Guss-E 2021]

ouch - my son and daughter-in-law both have Tesla's and they are def not a$$holes.

It's a numbers game. Not all Tesla owners are asshats. Someone needs to do a proper survey so we can look at some graphs. The Tesla Asshat Ownership Graph.

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