I’m a new EV owner and have a charging etiquette question for a long trip we are going to take next summer. We live in rural WV and luckily the small regional airport here has 12 charging stations in the one parking garage on site. They are free to use while parking in the garage. I’d like to park and charge here while we are away on our trip but I’m not sure if this is polite. Plugshare says they are pretty slow stations and better for charging while you are away traveling. Just as extra info, there is no valet here that could move my vehicle after it is charged so it will be there until I get back from our trip. And yes I do need to charge to make it the next destination after our flight lands. What are your thoughts? I don’t see an option other than leaving the vehicle here while away flying but is it polite to do so?
Ask the airport! But these are very likely intended for charging during a trip. I’ve used a similar setup at Atlanta airport long term parking. A row of 20 or so of slow ‘L2’ chargers. They are about 2kW and intended for you to be plugged in while away.
For those wondering why airports have L2 when L1 would do. It makes more electrical sense to have low power 208V L2 charging. 2kW is fine if you are going to be plugged in for days.