Sorry to unplug your car

[Geep]

In my former red neck part of the world, the diesels truck guys would park at in front of the EV chargers…apparently not illegal ?

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[L0WBATT3RY]

One year ago today, I was returning from rural Indiana with the fam and a new puppy we picked up from a breeder. The headwind was so strong that a perfectly planned trip took a turn for the worse. We had to use a Kia dealership’s charger in Gary, IN. Once there, we found an ID.4 charging and parked next to it to wait our turn. Luckily, a friendly salesman came out and informed us that the store has another charger in the back! Saved us a 30 min wait. We charged enough to make it home, and gave the puppy a needed potty break.

Moral of the story: ask, investigate, don’t settle for the obvious. Sometimes you’d be pleasantly surprised.

I wish this was the case, but it was Easter sunday. Everything in 5 mile radius was closed. Couldn’t ask anyone, and like I said this

 

[Rayne]

Both things can be true at the same time...the OP should not be unplugging anyone's vehicle in general, however they were in a fairly desperate situation and acted accordingly (and within polite reason). It does not even seem the other driver even came back during all of this, so in reality it's all no harm no foul.

However, I will say coming to the MachE forums for a sense of validation or an after-the-fact mea culpa in order to get an "everything is ok, babe" out of us-- is counterintuitive...this is the internet where everyone gets yelled at for something. You're not gonna get what you're looking for here (unless it was conversation/debate?‍).

 

[Mache_Nor]

If it was a someone that were at full charge and abusing the free charging, everyone should disconnect the cable. It’s a shared and limited resource, don’t be a greedy dumbass. If on the other hand it actually was charging and less than full, then it’s best to leave it, even if it grinds my gears how clueless some drivers are that try to charge to 100% all the time regardless of the traffic on a charging location.

 

[GreaseMonkey]

I wish this was the case, but it was Easter sunday. Everything in 5 mile radius was closed. Couldn’t ask anyone, and like I said this

I’m tracking with you, brother. Like I said, I traversed Wisconsin before and know how challenging it is. It’s magnitudes worse than UP and rural Michigan.

 

[DYohn]

Very pissed, really? Seems like an overreaction. It's not as if this is your personal home charger - this is a community resource for Ford owners.

All public chargers are to some extent shared community resources and so a little flexibility and give-and-take helps make the world a better place for everyone.

Indeed I'd be very pissed./ MFers better keep their gdammed hands off my car.

 

[L0WBATT3RY]

Indeed I'd be very pissed./ MFers better keep their gdammed hands off my car.

?? but how would you know if your left your car alone at a free charger at a dealership on Easter Sunday ??. Such a tough guy ?

keep feeding the ?

 

[Mach1E]

Both things can be true at the same time...the OP should not be unplugging anyone's vehicle in general, however they were in a fairly desperate situation and acted accordingly (and within polite reason). It does not even seem the other driver even came back during all of this, so in reality it's all no harm no foul.

However, I will say coming to the MachE forums for a sense of validation or an after-the-fact mea culpa in order to get an "everything ok babe" out of us-- is counterintuitive...this is the internet where everyone gets yelled at for something. You're not gonna get what you're looking for here (unless it was conversation/debate?‍).

The OP put themselves in that desperate situation.

Why is it the responsibility of the other person to share a charge for the OPs irresponsibility?

This wasn’t an emergency, it was just poor planning.

OP even knows it’s “wrong” to unplug or else no need for a note and a gift.

Is it a huge deal? Hopefully not. We don’t know the situation of the person who was unplugged.

Will it lead to strong opinions on the internet? Of course!!

I wonder how the conversation would have gone if the other person was sitting in their car.

Would the OP ask them to unplug so he could charge for 30 minutes and make the person who was there first wait an extra 30 min to charge themselves?

Would love to hear that interaction and if a few golf balls would have convinced them. ?

 

[L0WBATT3RY]

The OP put themselves in that desperate situation.

Why is it the responsibility of the other person to share a charge for the OPs irresponsibility?

This wasn’t an emergency, it was just poor planning.

OP even knows it’s “wrong” to unplug or else no need for a note and a gift.

Is it a huge deal? Hopefully not. We don’t know the situation of the person who was unplugged.

Will it lead to strong opinions on the internet? Of course!!

I wonder how the conversation would have gone if the other person was sitting in their car.

Would the OP ask them to unplug so he could charge for 30 minutes and make the person who was there first wait an extra 30 min to charge themselves?

Would love to hear that interaction and if a few golf balls would have convinced them. ?

naw this usually does it

 

[AngryMan]

Just to add to the discussion .....could it be a dealership vehicle that they plugged in overnight ?
That would explain why no one came back to check on it .
I usually see dealers cars on the chargers when I visit a dealer .

 

[Old_Norm]

naw this usually does it

Not sure a 14 year old pinky ring is going to impress many people.

 

[Just Lurking]

If the other car is still charging, you have no basis to conclude your charging is more important than their's.

Why is it the responsibility of the other person to share a charge for the OPs irresponsibility?

This is the highly individualist reaction. When it comes to shared (and highly limited) resources, a collectivist perspective might be the better way to go. Assume good intent on the part of the other person, be flexible, giving, pay it forward, however you might want to characterize it.

Maybe today your charging gets delayed by an extra 10-15 mins when you're not in the biggest hurry, another day you delay someone else by 10-15 mins when you're in a big hurry. Give-and-take. In the words of Maroon 5, "it's compromise that moves us along."

Indeed I'd be very pissed./ MFers better keep their gdammed hands off my car.

No one needs to touch your car to unplug it. But again, if you're in a big rush (and not babysitting the charge) then sure, I get being annoyed. But I submit that very pissed is an overreaction, for all the reasons I mention above.

 

[Mach1E]

This is the highly individualist reaction. When it comes to shared (and highly limited) resources, a collectivist perspective might be the better way to go. Assume good intent on the part of the other person, be flexible, giving, pay it forward, however you might want to characterize it.

Maybe today your charging gets delayed by an extra 10-15 mins when you're not in the biggest hurry, another day you delay someone else by 10-15 mins when you're in a big hurry. Give-and-take. In the words of Maroon 5, "it's compromise that moves us along."



No one needs to touch your car to unplug it. But again, if you're in a big rush (and not babysitting the charge) then sure, I get being annoyed. But I submit that very pissed is an overreaction, for all the reasons I mention above.

Collectivist perspective?

I’ve found that to only exist in communes and fairy tales.

Again, I don’t think this is a huge deal. I just see nothing about this situation that makes me think the person who was actively charging should unplug and wait longer to finish charging so that the OP doesn’t have to wait or find another charger.

If the person charging was around to make that decision for themselves, they could.

But even IF the person was sitting in their car while charging, I would think it a bit rude to even ask (outside of an emergency) for them to unplug while you charge.

It’s like waiting in a long line at a buffet, then cutting in front because you’re hungry.

It’s entitled and rude. Even the act of asking to cut in front of people is rude. Not the worst thing you can do…… but rude for sure.

Watching Curb your Enthusiasm as I write this. Larry David drives an iX….. wouldn’t be surprised if something like this makes the plot of an upcoming episode.

 

[Mach1E]

naw this usually does it

What does that do exactly?

Go Bucs! ?

 

[SWO]

This is the highly individualist reaction. When it comes to shared (and highly limited) resources, a collectivist perspective might be the better way to go. Assume good intent on the part of the other person, be flexible, giving, pay it forward, however you might want to characterize it.

Maybe today your charging gets delayed by an extra 10-15 mins when you're not in the biggest hurry, another day you delay someone else by 10-15 mins when you're in a big hurry. Give-and-take. In the words of Maroon 5, "it's compromise that moves us along."

I think the collective nature of "free" charging is exactly the problem here. Tragedy of the Commons. If that charger was a $.55/kWh I guarantee you the Mach-E driver would be sitting in his car and stopping as soon as he had enough power to continue.

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