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Tenpoundbass says

Tenpoundbass says

Then the companies that are going to accommodate them, can you just imagine the petty rules, and elitist merits, that companies will allow or not allow their employees to use the limited charging stations at the office?

My friend's wife works at a local hospital. They recently installed 1 ev charger for the employees, for their office.
They used to be a tight knit group, considered themselves like family. But since the car charger, the EV drivers have all turned into bitter petty foes, worrying about who was on the charger one minute longer than the allotted time. The emails, interoffice memos, the HR reporting all over EV charging privileges and times. The problem is, the people that drive to work on empty, for the amount of time they get on the charger, it barely puts anything back.

I've always wondered what incetives motivate employers to provide free charging as a perk. I've never heard of employers providing discounted or free fuel vouchers as a perk. Are they getting really cheap subsidized rates to not make a dent in their books?

floki says

I've never heard of employers providing discounted or free fuel vouchers as a perk

Electricity is much cheaper that buying off site gasoline.

HeadSet says

floki says

I've never heard of employers providing discounted or free fuel vouchers as a perk

Electricity is much cheaper that buying off site gasoline.

I know that HeadSet, but my point was what is in it for employers to provide free charging as a perk when other forms of transportation related costs are not (like costs of bikes, scooter, fuel, hov stickers, tolls) etc... I was using gas vouchers as one example.

RWSGFY says

And it all is handled in the app and anonimuzed to the point you have no way to know who's in front of you in line unless you sit in the parking lot and watch the charger whole day, so sending emails and interoffice memos is not necessary and accomplishes nothing.

Yeah well you go down to the parking lot and Sheniqua still has her Lexus charging. Do you wanna go tell Sheniqua she's in the wrong? Because that's a good way to take a pony tail sled ride around the breakroom on your back.

floki says

what is in it for employers to provide free charging as a perk

Employers look for low cost perks to attract employees, as it is cheaper than raises. Free charging may fit that bill just like a credit union membership or free bus passes the company buys in bulk.

RWSGFY says

DUI with "autopilot" carries the same consequences as DUI without.

Yep - that is the case right now, so I am careful not to get drunk. Just nice to have this awesome self driving capability to provide additional safety after a couple beers or bad weather. In the coming year I expect Tesla will take liability and we can literally sleep in the backseat of our cars no different then what the Robotaxi will be doing in Austin without a driver in a few weeks.