No way was I moving. He got in from the passenger (left) side.
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These are their ‘gas pump’ spots, they’re not meant to be parking spaces beyond charging up
I’ve never seen a parking spot with a gas pump in front of it.
If pumping gas took anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours, yes you would
What would you call spaces next to a gas pump where people park their car?
I don’t know, but it’s not a parking space. Because you don’t park there, and it’s not a destination. The photo above doesn’t look like a charging station, it looks like a business.
More and more I keep seeing businesses plopping down chargers right outside the front door, and marking previously open parking spots as “EV parking only”, giving them special privileges even if they’re not charging. And if I try to park there? Suddenly I’m the asshole, as if I tried parking in a disabled spot.
So if I stop my car next to a gas pump, shut it off, and get out, have I not just parked my car? If I intentionally drove to the gas station to get gas, is that not my destination?
The photo doesn't look like a charging station yet we can clearly see OPs car plugged into one of the two charging stations visible in the photo. What else could be included to signify that its a charging station?
I can't say I've ever seen this outside of spots with chargers attached. It sounds like you're upset that you dont get a special designated spot at the front of every store. I know it can be tough to have to walk and extra 50 feet, but I think you'll live.
I dont know why you're bothering: either the other poster understands the principle of EV charging taking 20 minutes rather than the 3 minutes it takes to fill an ICE, or they're an idiot. Either way you lose trying to explain it to them