I missed that conversation. And I can understand the concern of free
charging being mooched by non-plugins. That happens at a Davis, CA EVSE
site just off Hwy80. But the RV moochers are plugged into a level-1
120VAC 5-20 outlet.
Since they are not a plugin, nor have the Sacramento plugin sticker to
allow them to plugin, drivers call in to the police to kick them out.
Granted they come back later.
I have not heard of a RV owner willing to spend the hundreds of dollars
to obtain a j1772 adapter, and a 208 to 120VAC step down transformer so
they can use the power. There are other ways around tapping into the
208VAC the j1772 provides, but I have not seen a moocher willing to
spend the $$$.
Generally Volta installs their EVSE at high visibility locations like up
front at shopping centers or malls, and they only offer level-2 j1772
access. Not only are those parking spaces too small (in width and
length) for most RVs, those locations usually have their own security
force to keep the moochers and RVs in general at bay.
While, I agree the potential for moochers blocking EVSE spots is there,
I have not seen nor heard of it, except where there is access to level-1
120VAC outlets.
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On Sat, Apr 12, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Cor van de Water wrote:
> Bruce, others,
> This has come up before - free versus paid charging -
> free without time limit invites people to mooch off (J1772) outlets,
> such as RV owners squatting on EVSE (even getting free RF-ID cards)
> and running their RV from the free 240V plug with a NEMA 14-50 converter ...
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