The incident happened this summer during an EV road trip between Charlotte (NC) and Memphis (TN) aimed at promoting the White House's green energy investments.
– was planning to stop for a fast-charging session in Grovetown, a suburb of August, Georgia.
However, the secretary's advanced team realized there weren't enough chargers at the station, as one was broken and others were occupied. A staffer then tried parking a non-electric vehicle by one of the working chargers to reserve a spot for the US Secretary of Energy. This did not go down well with EV users who were also trying to charge their cars there. Actually, a family that was blocked from charging their EV – which had a baby in it on a very hot day – was so upset by the display of governmental"ICEing" that they called the police.Watch Tesla Sentry Mode Footage Of Owner Attacked Over Dispute About Blocking Charger
However, since it's not illegal for a non-EV to claim a charging spot in the state of Georgia, the sheriff's office couldn't do anything about it. Of course, Energy Department staff rushed to fix the situation, freeing up chargers for both the frustrated family and the secretary by sending other vehicles to slower chargers.piece points out, EVs that aren't Teslas have a road trip problem, and the White House is aware that it's urgent to solve this issue.to more vehicles from other brands, it will take some time until automakers implement Tesla's NACS charging port on their vehicles.
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