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Some MAY find the whole debate of charging differently, after watching this video ?.
Some MAY find the whole debate of charging differently, after watching this video ?.
EV Nick makes some good points in this video, but a couple of his suggestions are a bit OTT.This is just an opinion piece. You may agree with some of the expressed opinions or you may not. Just because someone has made a youtube video doesn't make their opinion more valid.
The attitude I find worst is the twin "I'm here first and will stay as long as I want" and "you toucha my car I smasha your face"
I think it is a bit selfish to sit on a rapid for a very long time if others are waiting but there is no excuse for hitting the red button or interfering with a car that is legitimately charging. I have on 4 occasions disconnected cars from rapids that were not charging. On each time I have taken a photo of the charger not delivering a charge, waited 5 mins and taken a second photo,unplugged the other car and started my own session. In each case I have waited with my car. On 2 occasions I had completed my charge and left before other drivers returned. On one occasion the other driver was a bit sheepish - I think they may have simply plugged in to get free parking and had never even initiated a charge. On the 4th occasion the other driver was quite irate but I showed them the evidence that their car had not been charging for at least 5 mins (be that because the charger had thrown a wobbly or because they hadn't initiated the charge properly), then offered to stop my charge and give way if they wanted and they were fine.
I think you would have to get someone to press the button whilst you pull the plug then as it locked back in pretty quickly, I pressed the button and went straight to the plug.In a few seconds after pressing the door button, mine will lock the plug again.
That sound you heard is the lock mechanism being released, IMO.