Weblog: Weblog: some understanding of the ‘charging station sticker’

First this: I always try to remove an electric car or PHEV as soon as possible after charging. I usually charge test cars at a public charging station further down the neighbourhood. If I park them there in the evening, I immediately walk over there in the morning to make room. So I stick to the applicable etiquette, but… I am someone who is involved with cars professionally and as a hobby. So I’m thinking about that, because cars interest me and play a big role in my life. For that reason I also try to avoid having my cars under a tree, or with one wheel on the sidewalk, or with the wheels crooked, or with the windshield wipers up. That’s the gist of this story, because I honestly wonder to what extent we can expect this behavior from people who don’t have this abnormality. After returning home, the average (lease) driver is simply no longer involved with his or her car. That is purely a means of transport, which must be charged to go back to work the next day, or after the weekend. At home, hobbies, sports, children and shopping again call for attention, the car is simply no longer an issue. To underline this point: these are the people who only have their car washed when it has to go to the dealer for a service. If even layers of dust, kilos of leaves and centimeters of bird droppings are not worth thinking about the car, how can a parking space at a charging station be? ‘Yes, but’, I hear you shout, ‘the same people wouldn’t leave their petrol cars at the pump for days, would they?’ That’s right, but let’s not forget that refueling is purely an activity. Charging takes place in a parking lot, while parking. In my opinion, the fact that this is possible is one of the great advantages of an EV: it ‘refuels’ when you are not there and therefore costs no time in that respect. We could even take it a step further: if charging an EV outside of driving takes time and effort every day, that EV actually misses the mark in that area.

First this: I always try to remove an electric car or PHEV as soon as possible after charging. I usually charge test cars at a public charging station further down the neighbourhood. If I park them there in the evening, I immediately walk over there in the morning to make room. So I stick to the applicable etiquette, but… I am someone who is involved with cars professionally and as a hobby. So I’m thinking about that, because cars interest me and play a big role in my life. For that reason I also try to avoid having my cars under a tree, or with one wheel on the sidewalk, or with the wheels crooked, or with the windshield wipers up. That’s the gist of this…

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