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Public level 2 charging etiquette question (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hey Everyone, I'm about to buy my first EV (2020 chevy bolt) and there is a hotel next to my apartment with a lvl 2 charger. I called and asked if Its open for the public and their response was "Technically its only for guests but as long as you don't hog the charger I don't see any problem with using it". They seemed busy so I didn't ask anything else, but for a slow charger like this, what is considered too long to charge? My plan was to just leave it there for like 4 hours once a week, but would you count that as "hogging" it? If it matters, they do have 2 charging slots, but only one is functional and they don't know if/when the other will be fixed

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Op, if you work something out with the next door hotel then that's totally fine.

Etiquette is to not hog a charger and leave your car plugged in after has finished the charging session. Also note that many EVs will, after completing a charge, spend hours balancing the cells by trickle charging them. You don't need to do this very often, maybe a few times a year at the most.

I would think most of the hotel guests will be plugging in the afternoon and charging overnight.

Also, you could get one of these: https://www.autoblog.com/2015/04/28/take-charge-go-placards-polite-charge-ev/