SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
posted by
martyb
on Friday November 30 2018, @08:06PM
from the where-does-one-get-a-free-electric-car-to-use-at-these-charging-points? dept.
from the where-does-one-get-a-free-electric-car-to-use-at-these-charging-points? dept.
Free charging for electric cars will be available for customers at some Tesco stores from next year.
Tesco, in partnership with Volkswagen, plans to install almost 2,500 charging bays at up to 600 stores by 2020.
A standard 7 kW charger will be available for free, but drivers will have to pay for a faster service.
Customers will be able to leave their cars to charge while doing their shopping, which should give time for a "substantial" free charge, VW said.
Adding chargers to the supermarket parking lots will offer convenience for EV driving shoppers, and normalize EV use for others by increasing their visibility.
This discussion has been archived.
No new comments can be posted.
Tesco and VW Plan Free Electric Car Charging Points
|
Log In/Create an Account
| Top
| 39 comments
| Search Discussion
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
belief, n:
Something you do not believe.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Nuke on Saturday December 01 2018, @08:25PM
With you except this. True that EV charging slots are usuall bang outside the entrance doors, even nearer than disabled slots sometimes. But am I the only person who prefers to park far from the building entrance? Because :-
1) I want to minimise the number of people potentially scraping past my car with shopping trolleys.
2) I like maximum likelihood of empty bays either side of me so I can get out, and load stuff in easier (UK parking slots are tiny).
3) I want to minimise the number of people looking into my car and possibly seeing valuable stuff or booze I have bought earlier.
4) I often sit in the car and eat sandwiches I have just bought in store and want to minimise the number of people gawping at me while I do.
5) When eating sandwiches ditto I prefer most other views to that of the store front door.
6) I often park in supermarkets just for the parking (see other posts on this point) and actually sneak off elsewhere in town. I'd rather this not be blatantly obvious to eg the security guy at the door.
7) My legs work so well that walking 100 yards is not a problem for me, nor is that time significant compared with the time in the store.
In fact, the positions of public charging bays is a factor that deters me from having an EV.