melissphillips
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I'm sure there is a thread about this somewhere but I did some quick searching and didn't find it so here it goes.
Saturday I was DC charging at the mall and yes it was past 80% but I wasn't finished so just let it keep going knowing I'd be getting done with my manicure about the time it got to 90% and I noticed it stopped charging around 86%. When I got the the car I found that no it wasn't the charger, but that a Rivan driver had removed my charging cable and was charging on that machine.
First, super rude but whatever. I was monitoring it so I knew it wasn't just sitting there at 100% fully charged and taking up the space. This location is right by a highway where a driver might be on a long road trip and have a legit reason to need to charge all the way.
But second, I didn't think that you could disconnect the charging cable when the car was locked in order to protect from that happening? Now I feel like I have to babysit my car instead of running errands or eating or something.
So other drivers can just disconnect our car from the charger?
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Wow, who knew this was going to be such a thought provoking thread LOL
Couple of details since there are quite a bit of assumptions being made:
1. I do not have access to a home charger, I always use public chargers. So for those suggesting that people MUST leave at 80% and charge the rest of the way, as desired or needed, the rest at home ... Not everyone is as lucky as you are.
2. Since I regularly charge at public chargers I'm pretty good at estimating the time needed, and I make the most of it by doing errands. I pulled in at around 5% so leaving the car to do this is just a good use of my time and I was paying and leaving when the notification the charge stopped came so I probably passed the Rivan guy walking into the mall as I was leaving. (he also left his car and went in the mall BTW)
3. The person who thought they super-sleuthed my location and the state of the relevant chargers was dead wrong. While I do often use them, that day I was not at an EA charger or anywhere near one.
4. The Rivan driver did shut my port door, which to some meant they "touched" the car and was many folks point of NOPE. But I did find it kind of nice, at least he didn't leave it open to be hit be something else.
5. For those asking about the hang tags someone showed, I did see a post for some on ETSY. This is just a friendly shared link, I am in no way associated with the seller
https://www.etsy.com/listing/240583...0b0a98d87f4c3ed1555.00&organic_search_click=1
Happy Charging Folks!
Saturday I was DC charging at the mall and yes it was past 80% but I wasn't finished so just let it keep going knowing I'd be getting done with my manicure about the time it got to 90% and I noticed it stopped charging around 86%. When I got the the car I found that no it wasn't the charger, but that a Rivan driver had removed my charging cable and was charging on that machine.
First, super rude but whatever. I was monitoring it so I knew it wasn't just sitting there at 100% fully charged and taking up the space. This location is right by a highway where a driver might be on a long road trip and have a legit reason to need to charge all the way.
But second, I didn't think that you could disconnect the charging cable when the car was locked in order to protect from that happening? Now I feel like I have to babysit my car instead of running errands or eating or something.
So other drivers can just disconnect our car from the charger?
***
Wow, who knew this was going to be such a thought provoking thread LOL
Couple of details since there are quite a bit of assumptions being made:
1. I do not have access to a home charger, I always use public chargers. So for those suggesting that people MUST leave at 80% and charge the rest of the way, as desired or needed, the rest at home ... Not everyone is as lucky as you are.
2. Since I regularly charge at public chargers I'm pretty good at estimating the time needed, and I make the most of it by doing errands. I pulled in at around 5% so leaving the car to do this is just a good use of my time and I was paying and leaving when the notification the charge stopped came so I probably passed the Rivan guy walking into the mall as I was leaving. (he also left his car and went in the mall BTW)
3. The person who thought they super-sleuthed my location and the state of the relevant chargers was dead wrong. While I do often use them, that day I was not at an EA charger or anywhere near one.
4. The Rivan driver did shut my port door, which to some meant they "touched" the car and was many folks point of NOPE. But I did find it kind of nice, at least he didn't leave it open to be hit be something else.
5. For those asking about the hang tags someone showed, I did see a post for some on ETSY. This is just a friendly shared link, I am in no way associated with the seller
https://www.etsy.com/listing/240583...0b0a98d87f4c3ed1555.00&organic_search_click=1
Happy Charging Folks!
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