Reddit users are debating EV charging etiquette after a viral post appeared to show a driver at a California charging station blocking access to an extra charging cable at a public station. The image, posted by streamer and content creator Mattcharlesmedia, appears to show a white Chevrolet parked at a charging station while a second charging cable is tucked underneath the vehicle’s hood.
In the post, the uploader claimed the vehicle “always takes the extra charging plug and locks it in their hood,” before questioning the reasoning behind the behavior. “Not sure why they do this,” Mattcharlesmedia wrote. “Maybe they think their car will charge faster?”
The post quickly gained attention, receiving thousands of upvotes and comments from users debating whether the alleged California charging station behavior was selfish, pointless, or even necessary. Some commenters familiar with electric vehicles argued the move would not even improve charging speed.
Commenters Immediately Sounded Off
“It’s a Bolt. One of the slowest charging cars on the road,” one user explained. “The funny thing is that most chargers can supply way more power than that thing uses, so blocking a second user has no impact.” Another commenter agreed, writing that the double charging “doesn’t even achieve anything lolol. It’s selfish AND meaningless. Double whammy.”
While some users focused on the alleged charger hogging itself, others pointed out how risky that kind of behavior could be if it angered the wrong person. “Some of the things people do that I would never dream of, not because I’m some kind of saint, but because I want my car to be intact when I return,” one commenter wrote. Another added, “The first thing that came to mind was do people have no fear of their windshields getting trashed or vehicle getting keyed?”
Others believed the pic reflected larger frustrations around shared public areas and rude behavior in general. “This is a societal issue,” one person commented. “These people know they are being a-holes and are saying to the rest of us ‘what are you going to do about it?’ We can’t keep doing nothing.”
For many, the post became less about EV charging and more about the growing issue of inconsiderateness in public spaces, with several users arguing that situations like this can often escalate if cooler heads don’t prevail.
