electricfuture
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Tuesday is when I was there. No signs yet.
Someone mentioned City Council action needed to pass an EV parking ordinance. They may be waiting on that before putting up signs.electricfuture said:Tuesday is when I was there. No signs yet.
GroundLoop said:I'm very confused by this thread.
Signs were posted sometime between Tuesday 6/28 and Wednesday morning 6/29 behind the Science Museum.
GroundLoop said:Exactly.
The signs say "There's an EV Charger" "Right, you know.. there"
If you didn't know what the Blink was, you might not be enlightened by these signs, which are a fuel pump with two-prong plug.. maybe a gasoline pump that needs to be plugged into a 120v outlet? Hard to say.
With this signage, I would be hard pressed to even scowl at an ICE that parks there. There's nothing to say not to, any more than if there was a birdseed vending machine at the head of the parking space.
+1, but it's a step in the right direction. Too bad the first step was such a tiny step. Signange without teeth (tow, citation, etc.) will be ignored by many ICE drivers -- especially when the park is busy and parking is hard to find.mwalsh said:If that's the sign, it's insufficient. It needs to be marked "EV Charging only. All others will be cited and towed". Then it needs to cite the local ordinance. And if they don't have a local ordinance, they need to get one.
Still waiting here - last name "R", pending since April 19.BnBinSD said:FYI re the distribution of Blink RFID cards, I received an email from a support rep that they're being sent out alpha by last name. Mine starts with "N", requested mid-May, and still waiting.
drees said:Still waiting here - last name "R", pending since April 19.BnBinSD said:FYI re the distribution of Blink RFID cards, I received an email from a support rep that they're being sent out alpha by last name. Mine starts with "N", requested mid-May, and still waiting.
While I agree placement could have been better, the ADA required that one spot had to be a handicap spot. They are usually the closest to the building. The park is on the right track allowing an extra spot next to the handicap one, that allows the EVSE to be shared with a non handicapped spot. The park runs by committe so everything is a slow process. Adding parking enforcement capabilities requires a city council vote.LKK said:In the future, it may make more sense to put the EV chargers in the back of the lot, thus making them less attractive to people who park in handicapped and EV spots.
FYI This will require action by the city council not the park.BnBinSD said:I just sent this email to the park -
I own a Nissan Leaf, the all-electric car, so was thrilled when the Blink chargers were installed there. I live in Alpine, so while I can just make the approx 70-mile round trip on a single charge, knowing I could plugin there for an hour or so would have made the visit less stressful.
However, I've found, as have other electric car drivers, that the charger parking spaces are frequently being occupied by gas-powered cars, so there's no way to charge up! This could be easily rectified by installing signs indicating the spaces are for electric vehicles only, and the CA DMV's Vehicle Code section 22511 already exists. I hope this issue can be corrected so that myself and other can have access to these chargers when they're needed and families arrive from long distances and are depending on being able to charge in order to make the trip.
I'm including text for a possible sign that uses VC 22511:
No Parking
Any Time
Except
Zero-Emission Electric Vehicles
(While Charging)
Tow Away Zone
California Vehicle Code section 22511
Unauthorized vehicles not displaying valid zero-emission vehicle decal identifications will be towed away at owner’s expense. Towed vehicles may be reclaimed at
(address)
or by calling nnn-nnn-nnnn
Maybe San Diego Leafers could get together and make an educational video: "EVing the gas pumps" to explain it. http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=89621#p89621TonyWilliams said:I did my duty to educate the unwashed masses with my informational flyer affixed to the numerous ICE's parked in the spots.
I called Blink about another issue and asked about where to click for a reservation. Reservations are not available yet. I expressed my dissapointment as if I drive 90 miles to SD I would need an all day charge and could not start my day of fun until I was connected.vatavian said:It also would have been nice if the map on the device showed other nearby charging locations, whether they were in use, and maybe even allowed a reservation.
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