Is this the best you can do???
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To address the issue of people staying in a spot plugged in while not charging??DaveinOlyWA wrote:Is this the best you can do???
it would have been a non issue if Blink had it set up so multiple cars could park close enough to use a single charger or required hosts to enforce a parking policydesiv wrote:To address the issue of people staying in a spot plugged in while not charging??DaveinOlyWA wrote:Is this the best you can do???
Probably.. It's decent option for that..
It is not going to help spots that are ICEd by someone not plugged in, but that doesn't mean it's not a good idea.
It's just not going to help that other situation.
Really, the ICEing problem needs to be addressed with enforcement, but that's a tricky one and not really something Blink (or any provider) can do much about...
Many more chargers (or EVSEs) available will help thru minimizing the issue, but that's much more cost in an already narrow profit margin business model.
Also, the 200 or so mile cars will help... Less need for charging outside...
desiv
I wish everyone did that!! Agreed.DaveinOlyWA wrote:it would have been a non issue if Blink had it set up so multiple cars could park close enough to use a single charger
I'm not sure any provider has the ability to do that..DaveinOlyWA wrote:..or required hosts to enforce a parking policy
Are their really any Blink L2s that see lots of use? Aside from the group of 10 near me that mostly go unused despite being located downtown and within easy walk of a BART (rapid transit) station, the rest in town are scattered in singles or doubles at various MickeyD's, which is just about the most useless location for an L2 imaginable. Although I don't go by any of them with any frequency, I've never seen one in use. The problem isn't people hogging the spots, it's the fact that Blink is charging $0.49/kWh from the wall for 'members' in California, or $0.59 otherwise. Gas is far cheaper per mile unless you're driving a big pickup or pickup-based SUV, so who beyond the math illiterate is going to use them with any frequency? Anything over $0.30/kWh just isn't going to cut it, and realistically, if they want to compete with HEVs they have to be around $0.25/kWh or less.desiv wrote:I wish everyone did that!! Agreed.DaveinOlyWA wrote:it would have been a non issue if Blink had it set up so multiple cars could park close enough to use a single charger
There's a Nissan provided (Thanx for that Nissan) QC here in Salem, Oregon, but the cord is kind of short and the way they laid out the parking, it will only reach the one spot.
Same with an OpConnect DCQC charger at a Roth's market.
And I've had issues with both of those having cars done or not plugged in at those spots...
But...I'm not sure any provider has the ability to do that..DaveinOlyWA wrote:..or required hosts to enforce a parking policy
I'm sure they'd LOVE it if that would happen, but that's up to the location, not the provider...
And most locations just don't care..
desiv
Lots? Not sure..GRA wrote:Are their really any Blink L2s that see lots of use?
That is a problem, agreed.GRA wrote:The problem isn't people hogging the spots, it's the fact that Blink is charging $0.49/kWh from the wall for 'members' in California, or $0.59 otherwise. .
desiv wrote:Lots? Not sure..GRA wrote:Are their really any Blink L2s that see lots of use?
But I have, on several occasions (although I wouldn't say frequently) pulled up to Blink L2 chargers with cars plugged in, but no longer charging (I'm assuming they were and completed). So this does happen, even here in Salem, Oregon.
desiv wrote:That is a problem, agreed.GRA wrote:The problem isn't people hogging the spots, it's the fact that Blink is charging $0.49/kWh from the wall for 'members' in California, or $0.59 otherwise. .
I personally think it's related to the business model Blink is (and most/all? other providers are) following.
But I think there can be more than one problem.
I don't think Blink said with this statement they were addressing any/all issues.
I think they said there were addressing this one issue, and I think this is a good attempt to address that. And I think that's fine, even if it isn't their major issue.
desiv