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Re:'Charger hogs' are ruining the electric vehicle experience by yieldcrv on Sunday August 04, 2024 @04:58PM (#41156300)
I don't think the proposed measures really help

Myself and many others walk away from their vehicles while charging

Finding out that my car stopped charging for some reason doesn't make me rush back to a charging station because 9 out of 10 times that reason is that the station broke for me and anyone else that would show up. So there is no reason to move my car.

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Re:'Charger hogs' are ruining the electric vehicle experience by tredre3 on Sunday August 04, 2024 @05:41PM (#41156524)
The only solution would be for stations to charge a base fee for every minute spent on a charger (excluding malfunctions). But I suspect many EV drivers would be against such measure.
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Re:'Charger hogs' are ruining the electric vehicle experience by SkyPuncher on Sunday August 04, 2024 @09:01PM (#41157382)
Some stations do charge an idle fee.
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