Duallight

joined 1 year ago
[–] Duallight@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

On this point, does the charge point app only show public chargers? Id imagine a hotel or any establishment would be able to make a note if the charger is available to anyone or just their customers

[–] Duallight@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That's a good point, and that's exactly why I'm asking. My original plan was to get an ev after purchasing a house in roughly a year, but my current car has kicked the bucket. There's plenty of fast chargers nearby that would work for me, especially since I drive so little (less than 300 miles a month). I realized that this hotel has a charger after I already made the ev decision, and thought it would be convenient since I won't be charging too often. Plus, after living next door to the hotel for years, I've never seen it used(which is why I didn't know it existed) , with charge point showing it's only used like once or twice a week. I'll probably just end up using this as a supplemental charger, and mostly charge at the fast stations a bit farther away.

[–] Duallight@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I think thats the protocol for the fast chargers. Stay with/near the car and leave as soon as its done. Thanks for sharing!

[–] Duallight@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I was thinking about that, and it seems this is a very low usage charger. Chargepoint app shows its last use was 5 days ago. As for low volume times, that makes sense.. I'll probably just charge in the morning and have it gone before their check in time. Maybe I could even leave a note on the dash for them to call me if they want me to move it

 

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