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Electric Etiquette In The Eyes Of KPIX 5
EV Etiquette Explained If you don't know proper electric etiquette, then there might be some "charge rage" when there's a deficient number of charging points. KPIX 5 notes that in the U.S. there are approximately 6 plug-in vehicles per one public charging point and that EV owners must work out some way to use them in optimally. Swap parking/charging places at lunch time? ...
26 January 2014
General
Video: Etiquette Tips For EV Owners
From the video description on YouTube: "Some electric vehicle owners are bristling at being unplugged, having to unplug other idle cars or simply seeing their parking spots snatched up by non-EV drivers. Two industry experts weigh in on proper etiquette at the pump -- or, charging station." Those industry experts are Marc Geller from Plug In America and Forrest North from Recargo. We'...
25 December 2013
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Video: What Not To Do In Your Electric Vehicle
A few weeks ago a few Norwegians set out to solve the problem of electric cars being too silent, to some entertaining results - think train horns. Now one member of that group, Calle from Ylves (yes, of "What Does The Fox Say" fame) is doing all the things you probably shouldn't do in his Buddy electric car - like giving everyone driving petrol cars the finger from the HOV lane. For thos...
29 October 2013
Charging
Ford Offers Rules On EV Charging Etiquette (Video + Dash Charge Card)
Ford's Guide To EV Etiquette A Prius plug-in, a Ford Focus Electric and a Chevrolet Volt all arrive at a charging station at one time; which car gets the spot? According to Ford's electric vehicle charging etiquette tutorial, the Focus Electric does, and not just because it is from Ford. The company goes on to state the obvious, that while no one can say for sure the...
25 September 2012