The electrical car market has already turn out to be considerably extra mainstream, however this doesn’t imply that EVs are not polarizing. As may very well be seen in latest ICE-ing incidents, there are nonetheless a very good variety of combustion-powered automotive house owners who are typically very sad in regards to the presence of electrical autos and their charging stations.
ICE-ing includes a combustion-powered automotive unintentionally or deliberately blocking an electrical car charging stall. This leads to difficulties and inconveniences for electrical car house owners, particularly those that are counting on Superchargers for long-distance journey. Being North America’s premier speedy charging community, it’s unsurprising that Tesla’s Superchargers are subjected to ICE-ing incidents.
This month alone, two incidents that have been reported by Tesla neighborhood members stood out. One incident, which was reported by a member of the r/TeslaLounge subreddit, confirmed three diesel pickup truck drivers taking on three spots at a Supercharger in Pleasanton, Texas. Seemingly as a joke, the pickup drivers even positioned the Tesla charging cables on their autos’ beds.
Yesterday in Pleasanton, TX. pic.twitter.com/JoGxseAPpS
— Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane) August 23, 2024
There may be some irony on this ICE-ing incident, as one of many greatest factors of criticism directed at EVs is their lengthy charging time. By blocking the Tesla Supercharger spots, the three pickup truck drivers ended up additionally losing their time. Then once more, one may in all probability state that the house owners of the diesel pickup vans within the Texas Supercharger not less than didn’t confront anybody. The motive force of a pickup truck in an ICE-ing incident in Glendive, Montana, was not as refined.
As shared by a member of the r/TeslaModel3 subreddit, a driver of a big GMC pickup truck that was pulling a trailer seemingly tried his finest to dam all of the chargers at a Tesla Supercharger in a resort. Lodge administration reportedly tried to handle the state of affairs, however they have been unsuccessful. As per u/ncwv44b, a Mannequin 3 proprietor, the pickup truck driver reportedly shouted some expletives and instructed him to “purchase a gasoline automotive.”
Diesel GMC proprietor tells a Tesla proprietor “to go purchase a gasoline automotive” as he blocks all of the superchargers.
Nuts.
(Through Reddit u/ncwv44b) pic.twitter.com/8jzCpG2X8P
— Nic Cruz Patane (@niccruzpatane) August 24, 2024
Aggressive ICE drivers who block Superchargers appear to be uncommon, not less than, however the observe of blocking electrical car charging stations nonetheless reveals that the animosity towards electrical autos remains to be alive and effectively, not less than to a fringe group of drivers. One may solely hope that this is able to change quickly, particularly as electrical autos turn out to be much more prolific and common.
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