Fed car-charge stations rarely used in Ore., U.S.

AP ^ | Jan. 5, 2015 | AP

[PROCON]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Nissan Leaf owner Will Price of Eugene doesn't need the network of government-provided electric vehicle charging stations that were installed for motorists like him.

Price drives 14 miles to and from work, which is easily within his electric car's 70-mile range, so he ignores the publicly accessible fast-charging units scattered around Eugene-Springfield.

"I never use them," Price said of the public chargers. "They are of no consequence to me."

[PROCON]

There is no one more arrogant than a liberal Prius driver.

[Disambiguator]

There is no one more arrogant than a liberal Prius driver.

That's why you can also call it a "Pious."

[Amendment10]

The states have never delegated to the feds, expressly via the Constitution, the specific power to tax and spend for building car-charge stations. Such things are probably an attempt by Constitution-hating federal politicians to win votes from voters who have probably never been taught about the fed’s constitutionally limited powers.

[kingu]

Well, the taxpayers got to pay for more stuff that no one wants or needs. Quick, let's add to it by making ‘battery carts’ so that homeless people can re-charge a cart full of batteries on these quick chargers to power electric heaters, USB charging ports, etc. They can go to these free electric ports and re-charge quickly at any time (at taxpayer expense...) Least they'll get some use.

[blackdog]

I purchased a 500 watt, Hall effect motor driven bicycle for my commutes to and from work. I get a full five days of to and from work on one charge. When the battery drops below 20% I take it in the office with me in my back pack and plug it in at my desk. It full charges in 6 hours.

Rainy weather or severe cold pushes me to drive the car. I'm much happier riding the bike. I don't need the government to tell me what to buy, why to buy it, how to use it, or when I should use it. For me the economics make so much sense. We don't need a second car.

[BBB333]

I live in a 30,000 person town in Montana.

We just got four Tesla charging ‘stations’ at the Hilton Garden Inn.

Interesting...

I’ve only seen one Tesla in town in the last two years.

In the same time I’ve seen:

1 Bugatti Veyron
1 Porsche 959
2 BMW Z-8 Roadsters
1 Ferrari F-40
1 Ferrari F-50
Multiple Porsche Turbos
2 Ferrari Daytona convertibles
2 Ferrari Daytona’s
1 Ford GT 40
2 Ford GT’s
4 Porsche Carreras (the old ones - $$$)
1 Ferrari California Spyder
2 Alfa Romeo Montreal’s
Lot’s of H-1 Hummers
1 Mercedes-Benz 540SSK (may have been an SK, it drove past my house while I was in the yard doing work and I did not get a really good look at it)
Lot’s of other expensive European metal

AND
1 small electric car which ran out of charge near my back driveway...I knew the driver, offered to help and she said: “Oh, it’s OK, I already have someone coming to help. I forget how much higher it is here than in town.”

It’s 600 feet higher...

[cripplecreek]

A couple years ago they did a study of who was using the “free” charging stations in Ann Arbor Michigan. Naturally it was primarily the 6 figure earning liberal college professors who could afford it on their taxpayer funded salaries.

[ViLaLuz]

Do users get to charge for “free” at public outlets?

[The Great RJ]

I have seen these charging stations in parking ramps in Minneapolis and they were always empty. Consider however if there were a significant number of electric cars on the road, wouldn’t there be long lines of electric cars waiting for an hours long charge?

[PROCON]

Do users get to charge for “free” at public outlets?

Yes.

A multi-million dollar boondoggle.

[CJ Wolf]

if they are can I charge my deepcycle battery bank. I think I can fit them in the back of my pickup truck. That might last me a few days at home. Cheaper then buying some solar panels to charge them up or paying the E-company </s

[Dalberg-Acton]

You are correct, Sir! The argument shouldn’t even get to whether it is a good idea, since it is NOT a delegated power.

[Prov1322]

I live in a 30,000 person town in Montana. We just got four Tesla charging ‘stations’ at the Hilton Garden Inn. Interesting... I’ve only seen one Tesla in town in the last two years. In the same time I’ve seen:

1 Bugatti Veyron

WOW! I want to drive one on the VW test track...

http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/03/super-secret-volkswagen-test-track/

[hlmencken3]

The precedent has been established. Look for taxpayer subsidized Maseratis, Porsche Panameras, high end Mercedes and Audis, SRT Vipers, etc. Why not? They’re cool cars and have innovative technology!