EV Charger Pet Peeves

R99 said:

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When you're out in your EV (Rivian or otherwise) and you need to use a public charger, what are things that bother you while you've stopped to charge?

For me there's a couple, when people park their ICE cars in front of a charger and people that don't move their EVs quickly when they finish charging and there's a line behind them.

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Cars into idling time at 100% charge when there is a lineup on a long weekend.
Low Speed cars plugged into the 350 kwh Charger when they can't use the power
People charging at a public charger going to 100% because it is free. I don't get this one, what is your time worth? Why sit there for an hour or more, when you could be at home and do the same charge for a few bucks, but at least get on with your life.

I am sure most of these are common to others, so far I have only used public chargers 3 times, but have hit these already. Lets hope people get better as things ramp up.

When a charger is rated for 350KW but due to 'upgrade issues' it is limited to 50kw..... The apps need to share this so we don't all waste our time going there for a trickle charge.

Chargers that are available at reduced power only, but checking availability in the app doesn't highlight the restriction.