byrnehj said:
Interesting article. I think we are getting a bad rep only (as the author writes), because as the proportion of Outlander PHEV's on the road increases, so does the proportion of complaints. I do feel aggrieved though in the attitude that (just because we dont have to run on electric) we are somehow not entitled to use a charging station to the same extent as a LEAF etc. And why, for example, do Ikea have 2 parking spaces but only 1 charger? (at least the one in Cardiff does!). I parked there the other day only to find that a Tesla was charging next door - fair enough i thought, i'll pop down in 30 mins to see if he has finished and then charge my car; however some LEAF d***head driver then reported me (humiliation over the tannoy!) before I got back for parking 'improperly'... even though by the time i got back to the car park he had plugged in and scarpered into the store...in theory i 'was there first' so maybe i should have unplugged him :lol: ...but I am too polite for that. Anyway, rant over, but I do feel like there is indeed an attitude out there that we Outlander owners are becoming second-hand citizens when it come to the charging network. Anybody had similar problems? And any Ikea users out there can comment on '2 spaces/1 charger'? is it just my store?
Same at IKEA Bristol. 2 bays, 1 ecotricity charger, two cables (one AC, one DC).
Assumed my Ecotricity card wasn't working as I'd plugged in (there was a Leaf charging in the other bay). They said 'oh yes that's right, only one car can charge at a time'. Lesson learned.
So IKEA should absolutely remove the two bays and just leave a single one, to avoid confusion and argument.
But while we're on the "bad rep" (not 'bed rep' surely?) - I'd argue that the Nissan Leaf HOGS the public charging point as it takes much longer to do a full charge. So the PHEV should in fact get priority.
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