Originally Posted by Neilda
Originally Posted by CooperMan

Yep, true, but I bet you won't find an ICE blocking it, they can be a pain on EV points


I have yet to see ICE blocking - I suspect because Tesla Superchargers are not in petrol stations.


The fact that Tesla superchargers are in carparks is what causes ICE blocking. Go to a carpark in town with say 500 car parking spots of which 2 have charge points (local government, NRMA or Tesla but local in the case of my last experience) and every other spot is full, drive around for 5 minutes trying to find a spot, give up and spend 10 minutes getting to the next carpark though all the traffic lights and the same thing - the only spots have chargers in them. So what is the choice.

1, Go home and ring the restaurant to cancel the booking saying you just can't get a carpark in town anywhere.
2, Decide seeing there are two spots for an electric car that are both empty taking one is only half bad so ICE block one of the chargers.
3, Drop wife off near Restaurant, drive out of town and park on the side of a motorway, lift bonnet so car looks broken down and hope you don't get booked and walk 30 minutes back getting to the restaurant very late knowing afterwards you are going to have to walk back to get the car.

I did the last because it was our wedding anniversary otherwise probably would have done 1. But taking one of the empty spots with a charger was very tempting.

Originally Posted by Peter J


For a local runabout I'd get a Mazda 2, because it is cute, drives well and uses little fuel.


A late model Morgan 4/4 is very cute and uses very little fuel smile




Last edited by ChrisConvertible; 16/05/21 01:27 AM.