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Public level 2 charging etiquette question
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this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023
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So I’m going against the grain here but I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to charge at the hotel on a regular basis, even if it is only once a week. Before you buy an EV, your job as a responsible owner is to figure out a proper charging situation. What if a guest at the hotel needs it while you’re there? They likely picked the hotel because there is a charger but didn’t know that a local resident would be using it that day.
If you don’t have a reliable charging plan then I would highly advise that you reconsider buying an EV. Or plan to use actual public chargers until you have a more permanent solution figured out.
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.
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
The hotel would probably tell op if a guest needs to charge and he's in the way.
Op should probably turn his charge unplug alarm off too.