An electric vehicle driver has been criticised for being selfish after parking “horizontally” at a charging station and blocking other drivers from using the spot.
A photo of a white BYD was shared on Facebook on Monday, showing the car plugged into a charging station in the coastal Hobart suburb of Howrah.
The unoccupied car was seen parked sideways in front of the loading zones, restricting access to other drivers and blocking two motorcycle parking spots.
The passerby who took the photo expressed his anger at the driver.
“Congratulations to this person who managed to plug into the right charger yesterday, while parking sideways in front of the left charging area AND a couple of extra motorcycle parking spots,” they wrote.
Social media users were quick to condemn the BYD driver.
“Don’t expect anyone who buys an electric car to have a brain,” wrote one.
“They probably ran out of charge and had to push it there,” another added.
A photo of a white BYD (pictured) showed the car plugged into a charging station in the coastal Hobart suburb of Howrah.
“They’re reducing the population by taking up all the parking spaces so anyone else with a regular damn car has nowhere to park,” was another response.
“To be fair, he drives an electric vehicle; the sense of entitlement comes naturally to him,” wrote another.
The BYD driver’s selfish act and other similar incidents in recent years have raised questions about electric vehicle etiquette.
Motoring website Drive offered advice on the correct label For electric vehicle owners.
These include moving your car out of the loading area and into a normal parking spot when it’s finished charging to avoid inconveniencing other drivers.
This behavior of leaving the vehicle connected to the charger longer than necessary is known as “camping.”
NRMA offered other labeling standards for electric vehicles Suggestionsincluding not parking non-electric vehicles on electric vehicle chargers.
“This practice is called ‘ICEing’ and refers to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles being parked in a specially marked EV charging spot,” its website reads.
The BYD driver’s selfish act and other similar incidents recently have raised questions about electric vehicle etiquette. Pictured: An electric vehicle parked in various spaces at a Queensland shopping centre in May
The NRMA said this causes the same frustration as an electric vehicle blocking a fuel pump.
Another piece of advice: “Even if, before your eyes, another driver has violated the rules for charging electric vehicles, it is important to remain calm.”
The NRMA wrote that drivers should not be tempted to leave angry notes on windscreens, shout at other drivers or try to disconnect their unattended vehicles from the charger.
Not parking sideways in front of a loading zone and blocking other parking spots is an obvious piece of etiquette.
