Extremely poor behaviour. Warrants a name and shame!!! they're actually blocking three spots if you look at the image above they could have pulled right up or diagonally parked across two bays if for some reason the bike racks we're causing an issue. Regardless this is ICE-hole typical behaviour.
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Supercharger - Cooma NSW
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Oz Will
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We need signs painted on the ground, like disabled parking - with maybe a lightning bolt and "For electric vehicles only. Danger. Do not attempt to charge petrol fuelled vehicles". "Scare 'em off" I say!
As a general comment, most ICErs don't realise when there is nothing painted on the ground and even if they notice it, they have no idea what a wall mounted destination charger is for. A supercharger is less excusable..
Also, I just wonder if the X driver here (who I don't know) was trying to keep more ICErs out of the Tesla bays, but left their vehicle (without mobile number on the windscreen?) instead of waiting in case some of the rest of us showed up?
As a general comment, most ICErs don't realise when there is nothing painted on the ground and even if they notice it, they have no idea what a wall mounted destination charger is for. A supercharger is less excusable..
Also, I just wonder if the X driver here (who I don't know) was trying to keep more ICErs out of the Tesla bays, but left their vehicle (without mobile number on the windscreen?) instead of waiting in case some of the rest of us showed up?
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Surprisingly that's a council car park.
Probably a better move would be to see if they could lease dedicated space for a larger site - another council carpark at 117 Commissioner St looks like it could be good for a 6 or larger site to replace the current one (which is at 93 Commissioner St).
Agreed. That would be a much better location, still only a block or so from Coles (if that’s your thing), close enough to cafes, toilets and so forth, and very much less likely to be ICEd than the current location.
Four bays in the main part of Cooma is nowhere near enough, even this winter (even after the NRMA site in Vale St gets up, which I think is only a couple of bays), so a larger site is definitely needed and taking more bays in that current location near Coles will only lead to even more passive-aggressive ICEing than happens there already (year round).
RareEarth
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A pull through site would be great, if you have a trailer it is a nightmare at Coles. Very good location though.
I use this SC a fair bit, more often than not one or both of the general parking stalls are ICEd.
I use this SC a fair bit, more often than not one or both of the general parking stalls are ICEd.
RichardV
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I would say two of the four spots do and the other two do not. And this is by design, to allow usage of non-evs in two bays.
The two spaces have a standard no parking sign with an 'except for electric vehicle charging' clause.
And the other two stalls have Tesla signage that specially allows non-Teslas to park for 60min
(The same 2 exclusive/ 2 general signage exists at a number of early Tesla sites in regional areas).
The question is now some of these sites are getting greater use, what is the mechanism for altering the signage
(The same 2 exclusive/ 2 general signage exists at a number of early Tesla sites in regional areas).
The question is now some of these sites are getting greater use, what is the mechanism for altering the signage
There are residents in the Snowy Monaro LGA who seem to despise tourism and they see SC as a tourism facilitator.
I reckon Jindabyne will have a big problem with ICEing as the proposed site is probably the best of the bad spots. There is no good spot in Jindy unfotunately
Down by the lake, right next to the bowling club, the skate park and the public toilets
Not a well lit area.
Not a lot of street parking in winter so those charging spots will have a high change of being iced
Away from the main areas at night.
There are no good spots because all the current parking areas closer to the shops etc are inadequate for even normal parking
It will need proper lighting and policing
Local council
But remember the locals there are in a decidedly bad state just now. Interlopers can't help but run more and more power lines through their communities. And they're butt ugly ones too. I smile a bit every time I hear a local accommodation provider has identified their guests were power line workers, refunded their accommodation, and told them to get out of town.
You seem to think that Jindabyne has a high crime rate? Do you live there or know of the crime statistics? I can tell you that your thoughts or perceptions are incorrect.
In regards to supercharger icing, have you not watched or seen how superchargers function during extreme cold weather, not just -1 degrees at Jindabyne, which is a none event.
The planned location will be perfect for charging and will definitely not require special police patrols.
Terminology clarification: ICEing an EV charger refers to a non-EV parking at or otherwise blocking access to a charging bay.
In the specific case of that carpark in Jindabyne it is pretty full pretty much of the time. I was in Jindabyne on Friday and had a walk around that carpark looking for any signs of Supercharger construction or pre-construction (I hadn’t been for a few weeks and hadn’t heard any updates since I was last there) - and there is nothing to see/report yet - and mid-morning on a Friday at what is one of the quietest times of the year in Jindabyne that carpark was still around 1/2 full.
I don’t know of any “better” location in Jindabyne, as far as somewhere that won’t get parked out, has easily walkable access to shopping/food/toilets, etc, but more fast charging everywhere from Cooma towards the ski resorts is needed - and soon - so if that’s where the Supercharger is going to be built then I would far rather that than nothing.
