Level 3 DC fast charging for Electric Vehicles arrives at Walt Disney World

Good news on the new EV chargers at Disney Springs

Level 3 DC fast charging for Electric Vehicles arrives at Walt Disney World
https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/disney-springs/news/27oct2022-dc-level-3-fast-charging-for-electric-vehicles-arrives-at-walt-disney-world.htm

Nice to see Level 3 charging at Disney Springs, although Disney's rate is really high (what did I expect?). In that third picture, you see a Tesla parked in the stall but not charging. SHAME on that driver... they should know better than to park at an energy station without charging.

If there is no punishment for doing it, then people will just occupy the spaces out of laziness. The system for these cars makes it super convenient for them to park, often getting better than premium parking. That is of course going to be more of an incentive to take the space even when you don't need it. Not as egregious as taking a handicap space but it is still awfully lazy.

Yup, all I can do is shout shame in the forums. If I was on site, I might care enough to get them towed.

And would they even do that? I'm guess the parking lots at Disney Springs are seen as a free for all. They occasionally have people directing traffic but its pretty rare. What is stopping someone from plugging in an not paying the fee though? I don't own an EV so I don't know the procedure. Can someone just roll up to one of these spots, plug in and walk off?

A gentler explanation would be that the photographer drove that vehicle to the station to have a prop for photos......

Perhaps. Though they may as well have parked a Hummer there for their effort. I have been to Springs and have been to the level 2 chargers and have seen EVs parked but not plugged in.

The whole EV community needs to act against this sort of thing. Charging takes long enough and we shouldn't have to remind one another that there are others that need the energy. People don't park at gas pumps and go into a theme park for several hours, but it happens at the charging stations at Epcot. Charge up, and move your car, like every other fueling station concept. There are charing stations not parking spots.

We see this stuff happening now.
Can you imagine what it's going to be like when EV population grows over the very small fraction it is now?

We already know the infrastructure will NOT grow as fast as the EV population as the car manufacturers are going all in for EVs

You do see people park at pumps, pump their gas and then walk into the store part of the gas station and be in there for 15 minutes ordering food or whatever instead of first moving to a parking spot, even when they know it's super busy ans they can see cars waiting or circling for an open pump. This is bad at Wawas sometimes.

You're correct but the EV scenario is definitely worse. We're talking hours if not a full day, just for the sole purpose of not wanting to give up premium parking.

I suppose the answer is making them less of a premium parking spot. Or start towing ones not plugged in.

I have been thinking about this.

I get to the park with my EV and I am super lucky to grab an open EV charging station right up front (where there once was a handicapped spot) and I plug in to charge as we hit more traffic as I expected, and my trip took longer than we expected, and I do need the change to have enough battery to get back home.

By the time I tap into the MK I notice I must return to my EV in 20 minutes to unplug and move it, as I am one of those good folks, not one of those (probably filthy APers) that would leave their EV parked there for the entire day.

Not enough time to do anything I hangout near the front of the park and send the rest of the family on their way. I get in line to purchase some very overpriced popcorn.

I get my popcorn and I realize I might as well start back now since the time it will take me to get back to my EV, it will be finished charging.

I get back into my EV (spilling my popcorn) and notice there is another EVer ready to take the space. Not sure how long they were there but by the look on their face, it looks like they were waiting for a while.

Brushing the spilled popcorn aside, I see I am at 95 percent, not too bad, I seemed to timed it almost right. I pull out and watch as the other EVer pulls in. I see the AP magnet.... "Figures" I say to myself.

I follow the roads in the parking lot, obeying the arrows and not driving the wrong way and before I know it, I have EXITED the MK parking lot! I make my way to the parking booth and luckily, I can prove I did indeed pay for parking and explain I am one of those good folks, not one of those (probably filthy APers) that would leave their EV parked there for the entire day.

Wow, the parking lot is packed now! I find a spot way in the back. I take a pic of my spot so I can remember where we are and I get over to my tram pick up spot.

I am checking my phone as I am waiting. Texts read, "rode pirates, small world, peter pan, heading to jungle cruise". Text me when you get back in and we will meet for lunch".

Moments later the fossil fueled tram pulls up to welcome guests to the Magic Kingdom.

It would seem that way. The infrastructure needs to be moved but with some creative thinking I'm sure they can adapt battery arrays to be deployed in parts of the parking lots that make it less desirable to just take the space for convenience.

Variable pricing. Many chargers allow for one free hour and then start charging, or charge more after the first hour or two, or whatever.

I'd be ok with this.

This might not be technically feasible, as most EVs lock the charger in place so it can't be unplugged.