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Two odd EV-charging spots in Knoxfield

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Driving along a random suburban road near a park in Knoxfield, Melbourne, I saw charging spots in this car park. Two tesla chargers and a general EV charger, with clearly painted EV parking on the ground.

However, upon closer inspection, the chargers are just cardboard facsimiles. What is going on? The sign is branded with “SJ Display Group. Innovative retail display solutions”. Weird.

Charging

Free but takes forever 😉.

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  1. Fenton Beck via Facebook ↗
    WTF??
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    1. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Beck Nutley I know, right!

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      1. Russell Hoile via Facebook ↗
        i guess that’s a really weird way of trying to make a joke and a parking space reserved for company vehicles 😂

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  2. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
    I think I found their website:
    https://sjdg.global
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  3. Ray Virta via Facebook ↗
    They're there to sucker the Ford Ranger drivers to ICE the spots 😉
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    1. PK Saxena via Facebook ↗
      Ray Virta decoys! Bahhahaha
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  4. Bruce Wayne via Facebook ↗
    If you were an a$$hol3 you could pin it as a legit charger in Plugshare 😂
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  5. Keith Strib via Facebook ↗
    …bizarre 🤷‍♂️
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  6. Lee Herbet via Facebook ↗
    I think someone may be getting a letter from Tesla's legal team. 🤣
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  7. Rodney Lister via Facebook ↗
    I can see a power point on the wall.
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  8. Tony Forster via Facebook ↗
    Thanks. Good find. Ill drive over in my cardboard EV. There is a mystery charger at Knox Regional Netball Centre too but I dont know how to connect
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    1. Keith Strib via Facebook ↗
      Tony Forster looks like it just needs a byo type 2 to type 2 cable, something like this one (apparently the 32a three phase 22kW one is the most useful and versatile, even though the Tesla onboard charger only accepts one of the three phases for AC charging this byo cable will charge at 11kW instead of just 7kW)

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      1. Tony Forster via Facebook ↗
        Keith Strib I have the cable, the question is what card do you unlock it with and where do you get it. The centre office knows nothing.

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      2. Keith Strib via Facebook ↗
        Tony Forster maybe you only need to plug in the cable for it to work, like the same branded 22kW public charger in the photo that I used on Sunday?

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      3. Tony Forster via Facebook ↗
        Keith Strib if it's not lit up it's not powered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efv70IsHvCE
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      4. Keith Strib via Facebook ↗
        It’s not listed on PlugShare either

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    2. Tesla Tripping eTripping.au
      Tony Forster I visited it yesterday. It seems to have power, since pressing the green button makes a beep sound. It seems you have to tap a card or fob to get the light on, but a credit card doesn’t do it. Mystery.

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    3. Tony Forster via Facebook ↗
      Thanks, mystery.

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  9. Tony Forster via Facebook ↗
    Its local for me. Ill keep an eye on it.
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