Oh, ffs, it is not a $3,000 fine. It is closer to $150… the only way it would get to $3,000 would be if you had 50 of them and you were summons to attend court.
Also, no. Every single Tesla driver I have ever crossed paths with in and around charging stations are entitled arseholes, so fuck ‘em, leave it unplugged, take a photo and send it into the local council or if in a shopping centre, call centre management and get their shitbox towed.
I like the duality of this sub-Reddit, one day its “EV uptake is almost at zero, market saturation has peaked, no one wants EV’s now…” and the next post will be “… car company is no longer selling ICE vehicles and will focus more on EV only production…”
There is an easy fix for this…
Do all your own homework and research about the vehicle you want from other, independent sources. Only walk into a dealership to buy. You are not there to listen to crap, or talk about the car, you are there to buy. Make your offer and sign or leave, it really is that simple.
If a car sales guy’s mouth is moving, it’s bullshit.
Holy shit no, I would not use it. If your cat had 50kWh battery and you used this thing to charge it, it would consume almost 3 times that just to charge the battery. Wireless charging wastes so much energy.
lol @ the comment about Lotus being owned by Geely and saying it’s the sister of Polestsr and Volvo and the car literally looks like a tarted up MG4… 😂
Caveat emptor.
Block them and don’t bother responding any further. They asked the questions and you answered to the best of your ability. They further inspected the tyres and made you an offer you accepted. They had the choice to walk at any time and didn’t. That’s on them.
There are literally more anti-EV clowns in this subreddit than there are EV owners and enthusiasts.
And I love the anti-China rhetoric coming the these same clowns who are typing this on their Chinese made phone, while sipping coffee from their Chinese made cup that came from a Chinese made coffee maker as they sit in their Chinese made sofa and watch their Chinese made TV…
But yeah, fuck their cars, apparently…
Lol @ a Renault, let alone a $70k Renault. They just need to withdraw from the Australian market or rebadge/rename/reimagine themselves.
I have previously read the articles and they are sensationalistic garbage, designed to induce outrage.
The fines are nowhere near those levels. In NSW, the fine for parking in a charging bay whilst not charging (NSW Road Rule 203C) is $129.
(source: The actual fines, not Murdoch newspapers outrage puff pieces.)