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Since the Lightning doesn't look like an EV, we're starting to sneak up on people who have no idea we're driving a fully electric vehicle.
I was at a mall the other day where they offer free EV charging spaces right in the front of the lot. As I was pulling into the spot, a guy in a Tesla came down the row and put on his blinker like he was going to take my spot even though he could clearly see I was backing INTO the spot.
He had a look of "What's this idiot doing trying to use one of the EV spots with that truck.", so he sat there and even inched closer and rolled down the window.
I think he was waiting to break the news to me that I didn't belong in that spot.
That's when I popped the charging port, waved at him with the charging cable and... plugged in my Lightning.
Clearly, it will take a while before people re-think what an EV or hybrid EV looks like.
With that in mind, somebody in the Gen14 forum who has a PowerBoost Hybrid was actually given a ticket for using a Hybrid parking spot by a traffic cop who clearly thinks all Hybrids are supposed to look like a Prius.
Which got me thinking about the other places where the Lightning's Ninja skills are likely to catch people, especially law enforcement, by surprise, such as driving in an HOV lane in states that also allow EVs or PEVs.
Here's a list I found of HOV lanes where people can drive their trucks in an HOV lane.
https://www.chargepoint.com/blog/qu...Florida,,the car is eligible for the HOV lane.
I was at a mall the other day where they offer free EV charging spaces right in the front of the lot. As I was pulling into the spot, a guy in a Tesla came down the row and put on his blinker like he was going to take my spot even though he could clearly see I was backing INTO the spot.
He had a look of "What's this idiot doing trying to use one of the EV spots with that truck.", so he sat there and even inched closer and rolled down the window.
I think he was waiting to break the news to me that I didn't belong in that spot.
That's when I popped the charging port, waved at him with the charging cable and... plugged in my Lightning.
Clearly, it will take a while before people re-think what an EV or hybrid EV looks like.
With that in mind, somebody in the Gen14 forum who has a PowerBoost Hybrid was actually given a ticket for using a Hybrid parking spot by a traffic cop who clearly thinks all Hybrids are supposed to look like a Prius.
Which got me thinking about the other places where the Lightning's Ninja skills are likely to catch people, especially law enforcement, by surprise, such as driving in an HOV lane in states that also allow EVs or PEVs.
Here's a list I found of HOV lanes where people can drive their trucks in an HOV lane.
https://www.chargepoint.com/blog/qu...Florida,,the car is eligible for the HOV lane.
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