Somebody must have noticed the situation at work with the
level-2 electric vehicle chargers.
Lately, the EV mailing list has been fired off with regular
announcements of people leaving their car in the charging spaces after they
have finished charging while others practically beg for a couple of hours of
connection time. (It doesn’t help that
nearly all the convenient parking is now in use too, leaving disconnecting
folks limited parking options.) People
are struggling to learn the new etiquette surrounding public infrastructure
sharing. We all struggle to find an
opportunity to charge, but we seldom think about our impact when we fail to
disconnect and vacate the charging space in a timely manner. Sharing is a trait acquired in one’s youth
when growing up with siblings, although this can also lead to hoarding. Fortunately, the company decided to take the next step toward
being a good advocate of electric vehicle adoption.
About two weeks ago, I noticed that a number of parking
spaces near the employee entrance to the building had been roped off, and
digging/trenching was underway. I
followed the route (visually) of the trenching and saw that it connected to the
building and up to the roof (where the solar panels are). I asked one of the construction crew members
what the project was and they said they were working on installing four new
charging stations with two plugs each, producing eight new charging
spaces. Added to the existing fourteen
plugs and that amounts to more than 50% more charging points for us electric
vehicle drivers. Now, as I walk past the
site each evening as I leave, I admire the new stations as they await final
connection in the coming days. Soon, we
won’t have to depend quite so much on everybody’s etiquette and
consideration. I can hardly wait.
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