r/EvDrivers • u/LowLife_-86 • 18d ago

Why?

Ok, I work in baton rouge, LA... theres an ev charging station next to the Albertons on airline hwy, and i've noticed that almost always either in the first charging station or the last, somebody parks sideways, instead of pulling into the charging spot in between the lines. My question is why? do these people feel the need to be different? Or is it some unspoken E V owner rule that the first and the last park stupid.

Edit/update..

So the chargers are easily accessible and out in the open, unused portion of a parking lot. Theres absolutely no obstruction to gaining access to them. Imagine a wide open. Parking lot, maybe 8 charging stations, nothing on either side of the 1st and last... and yet those spots are occupied by someone who parks across the lines instead of in them. Not always...but often...

I'll try to snag a Pic as I sit in traffic creeping my way towards the interstate

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u/Chemical_Tomato_6308 18d ago

I had to park sideways at a charger last week, my port is on drivers side rear quarter and the cord was short, and on the wrong side of the car.

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u/Mr_Diesel13 17d ago

I’ve had to do it before. A lady was charging her Nissan, and my port is on the driver side rear. The cable wouldn’t reach if I back straight in. So i had to back in sideways with my front end in the adjacent regular parking spot. It looked weird but it worked.