Charging in Paris : ICEd, Smart ED Plugged in, and under the Rain

Oh no ! Another ICE car parked on Electric only spots !

Good thing, the driver was in the car, and after waving at him, he replied 'Not leaving', so insisted showing the Electric Only sign and that I wanted to park here to Charge up ... He finally got it and left ...

We park, Béatrice is taking care of the LEAF charge cord and I check out this Smart ED, park, plugged in and charging 

First time I see one here, it really looks cool

Mennekes charge plug & charge port

We're all set and charging too

Yes , in the rain ... => not a problem

It is all waterproof

New EV Charging spot rules in my usual parking

Two weeks ago, on saturday, I was surprised to see that the parking I usually go to close to Louvre & Opera has follwoed my advice and installed poles blocking access to their three EV charge spots :-)

Bu, one week later, this Audi was back on one of these (like before...) and badly parked on top of that, so I had to use a bit of the next spot to park next to it ...

The second good news is that the DBT charge stations (16A outlets in a steel box, no more) mounted on the wall are on at all times, no need to close the door shut with the key like before; This was a hasle, having to go ask for the key, come back to the car open, plug, close (power is on at this moement only), go back to return the key,... and the same thing when I come back to unplug the LEAF... Jeeezzz  

So, some improvement in the end 

Difference between Autolib & non-Autolib parking spot

I took this picture while the spots were open to make it clear: this is the difference bettween Autolib and Non-Autolib parking spot; Non-Autolib is for other EVs and there is also a spot for e-scooters on the very right

Vectrix & LEAF on a single parking spot

I use the same parking spot for both my LEAF and Vectrix; I have to go as far as I can in the back to get a bit of free space upfront alowing the Vectrix to fit the front wheel as you can see 

It fit almost / See the original EVSE (second one purchased online) mounted on the wall used for charging:

My Legrand waterproof panel with three outlets, a 20A breaker, and a 30mA differencial breaker

2 EVs -> 2 meters:

More details here

Nobody seams to respect EV only charging spots

I am a bit tired of seeing people not respecting EV charging spots....
Many times, I see EV only charging spots taken by regular gasoline/diesel cars (or bikes) and then I can't even plugin my car for a quick refill
I guess that for many people, electric cars and scooters just don't exist, they think these spots are useless and take advantage of them being more available than the other ones
They would need to be reminded by a little ticket that these spots are reserved for those who made the effort of getting an eletric vehicle for the benefit of every one

Right behind Paris cityhall:

In an undergound pay parking in Paris: