Truck owners are blocking Tesla Superchargers in 'ICE-ing' protests (TSLA)
Source: Market Insider
Truck owners are blocking Tesla Superchargers in 'ICE-ing' protests (TSLA)
Graham Rapier
Dec. 29, 2018, 09:18 AM
• A recent spate of traditional vehicles blocking Tesla Superchargers has some drivers comparing the practice to "rolling coal."
• One Tesla owner told Business Insider a group of truck owners harassed them in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store in North Carolina.
• CEO Elon Musk said recently that the company is working to expand the charger network across the nation.
Tesla drivers are reporting a spate of “ICE-ing” (an acronym from Internal Combustion Engine) by large trucks at Superchargers across the country.
In one instance, Reddit user Leicina said a group of trucks blocked all of the charging spots while chanting “F Tesla” before being asked to leave by an employee of the store.
Like most superchargers, the location where the incident occurred — behind a Sheetz convenience store in Hickory, North Carolina, about 40 miles northwest of Charlotte — isn’t on land owned by Tesla. Rather, it’s leased from third-parties, giving the company no control over how the Supercharger spots are used from day to day.
"I was really uncomfortable," the Tesla owner said, adding that the Sheetz employees were "really understanding and sent someone out immediately."
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Read more: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/truck-owners-are-blocking-tesla-superchargers-in-ice-ing-protests-2018-12-1027836536
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