thankyouOB said:
JimSouCal said:
TRONZ said:
Weekend nights are very bad for SMP stations getting ICEd. They will tow if you report/describe the cars but it's risky if you show up in need of a charge.
The signage is terrible--ICEd very often--
I am a local, and run by there often to grab lunch or hit the farmers market.
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what about your house, Jim?
At home, it is a 120 plug (have the upgraded 240 EVSE but haven't pulled from the old dryer plug yet as it means rewiring for the 3 pin style 240 plug which hasn't been a pressing need)...
It's fun to get out and grab the free EV charging, and as a part of the process, chat with the community, who are always asking about the LEAF. Santa Monica has several old paddle style connectors, (Ralphs, Montana Ave, Virginia Ave Park, et al), and once they get updated, in the course of getting groceries, eating dinner, all of the charging could be had with little or no effort--there are costs, of course, but they are not out of pocket.
I've charged at the Pier, SM Place, DWP (meeting), work (also in SM), civic center courthouses, etc. Not so much at home--at the PV is installed, maybe more. But when the car is sitting around, why not find a parking place that charges.
For back up, I was suggesting the pirating of electrons at the markets and drugstore as a general emergency strategy when out and about in wider environs. I have often thought, what if the charger I plan on using is not working--and I realized, there is electricity all over the place. For example, I have an 80 mile run set up next week: down to Torrance, then San Pedro, back up to IKEA Carson, and then home. There is a solo chargepoint at the Toyota Museum on Van Ness--if it is not working, I might need about 10 more miles if I drive at FWY speeds, and the last thing I want to do is head into LAX to try and charge to make it home.