I visit a lot of public chargers around the greater Los Angeles area. Most suffer the problem of being overused. Chargers near malls or busy places are always full. That's fine, it's great they are getting used. What upsets me is if I see people using these spots are premium parking instead of charging their car. As much as I hate to say but I see a lot of Model S parked in charging stations not even plugged it! How freaking ignorant and self centered can an EV owner be? It's really not exceptions, I see it all the time that Tesla owners do that.
I didn't even need to charge when I saw this again today, so I was fine, but it just upsets me to see this. I did talk to some people at the building, but none of them really seemed to care.
I sound like a broken record but the only way to fix this problem is to put charging stations in locations where it isn't the most convenient to park your car. Put chargers in the top level of parking structures. Put them further away from the main entrance. Don't put them in premium locations.
I would leave a polite note under their windshield wiper asking them not to block other cars that need to use the charging post. This is what I do when ICEd. EV owners really should know better. The more of these notes they get the better. Most people will eventually stop.
I agree that installing the charging posts at the far end of the parking lot is best for everyone, espically when it will not raise installation costs significantly.
GSP