DON’T TRY THIS IN MIAMI
Tesla owner leaves car plugged into a stranger's Lake Worth home
(Thanks to pharmaross)
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As is their right
One person has a reserved parking space at the area community center and library for their “Tesla charging only” prime location
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | July 27, 2019 at 10:05 AM
Hmm...how about putting a small electrified fence in front of the receptacle with a sign that says, "If you can manage to plug in without getting shocked, you can have all the electricity you need."?
Posted by: Rod Nunley | July 27, 2019 at 10:40 AM
Didn't this happen in Flathead County?
Posted by: JG | July 27, 2019 at 10:58 AM
Saving the planet, one stinking energy sucker at a time.
Posted by: Clankie | July 27, 2019 at 11:14 AM
This incident fails the Florida Man test as no alcohol drugs, guns, nudity or live reptiles were involved.
Over at the Tesla forums many believe the owner of the illegally parked Tesla vehicle was a major D, or at least a former BMW owner.
This was just a self-entitled person with no manners who could have left a note and a phone number. They did not need to leach off the homeowners electricity for 12 hours, 5 hours would have been long enough to move on.
Fact: There is a Tesla Super Charger (SC) station located nearby in DelRay Beach, another new SC that may now be operational is located at a WaWa food and fuel establishment in Palm Beach Gardens. There are also public charging stations located in Lake Worth.
Posted by: Marc | July 27, 2019 at 11:32 AM
In one of Carl Hiaasen's novels (Razor Girl?) he clearly showed the hazards of stealing electricity to charge a Tesla.
Crooks need to read books once in a while.
Posted by: Le Petomane | July 27, 2019 at 11:36 AM
There was a similar incident here in the Atlanta area a year of so ago. The power company estimated it cost about 23 cents to recharge the Nissan Leaf.
Posted by: pogo | July 27, 2019 at 07:57 PM
A better estimate, without knowing the exact electric rate pricing and the charging setup, is $0.20 per hour and he charged for 12 hours.
Posted by: Marc | July 27, 2019 at 08:40 PM