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Workplace with too few chargers: congestion, hogging and blocked spots

What people actually reported
Arrived with ~80 km left; 3 chargers dead, rest occupied
“I came in on a Monday around 1:30 with about 80 km left in my Lightning and three of the chargers were dead and the rest were occupied. I can't charge at home, so that was a bad moment.”
@jmeeks_73
After 9am all chargers full; Bolt at 100% hogged a port 1+ hr
“If I get in after 9am every charger is full, and I've watched a Bolt set to 100% sit on one of only two working ports for over an hour.”
@vnair_91
12 stations full daily but only 5-7 charging; security warns
“Ours has 12 stations and they're full every day, but only 5-7 of the cars are actually charging. I complained to security and he said he'd issue ticket warnings and keep an eye on who parks there.”
@trudeau_m
Cars sit plugged in all day after full while others wait
“I rely on the free charging there and I'm grateful for it, but some people leave their cars plugged in all day even though they were full by around 10AM, while others are waiting.”
@omar_h23
One car occupies the only free charger all day, every day
“It only has one free charger, and the same car is on it super early every morning and stays all day. Nobody at the school seems to do anything about it, which is the part that bugs me.”
@tcrane_71
Chargers often full of finished cars; chat asks owners to move
“I just got my EV and got added to our workplace EV owners' chat, and it's mostly people asking whoever's car is finished to please move it so someone else can use the spot.”
@mpruett_28
Prius stays on charger after full; campus safety shrugged
“Same problem here, except it's a Prius that sits on the closest charger all day and shows green long after it's done. I can't charge at home, so I'm stuck with the Bolt waiting on it. Campus safety basically shrugged when I asked.”
@liz_harmon
Coworker emailed photos of charging cars; manager checked in
“I asked facilities for permission and got "we don't care, don't email us anymore." Then a coworker emailed photos of the charging cars to my supervisor and I got a check-in from my manager.”
@notmyrealdesk
Found neighbor's Leaf unplugged with port door open
“Last week I came back to unplug mine and the Leaf next to me had its port door open with nothing plugged in. It looked like the previous person had unplugged it and left.”
@kwesley_
2-hour limit on 5 ports is ignored; no enforcement
“We have a 2 hour limit on our 5 ports and people just blow past it, since there's nothing behind it.”
@leah_morrow
Questions still raised in the forum