“I’m calibrating:” Why some Tesla drivers make people wait at free fast chargers
There is an increasing amount of boorish and entitled behaviour at EV fast chargers, particularly on the free NRMA network. Is it time for an idle or waiting fee?
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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of The Driven, and also edits and founded the Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid web sites. He has been a journalist for nearly 40 years, is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review, and owns a Tesla Model 3.
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