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I\u2019ve always been an ICE (internal combustion engine) guy. I grew up riding motorcycles, tubing behind jet skis, and getting muddy on four-wheelers. But it wasn\u2019t until I bought my first car \u2013 and realized my morning commute was averaging 16 miles to the gallon \u2013 that I thought about transportation without ICE.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the past two years, I have been challenging myself as a “jack-of-all-trades\u201d designer to design, engineer, and build<\/span> an electric one-wheeled vehicle<\/a>. Taking what I’ve learned from that project, I\u2019m now considering building an electric scooter or bike that could get me to the office on a single charge. So, of course, I’ve wondered more than once about the possibilities of charging my EV (electric vehicles) projects at the office \u2013 and wondered whether that would be frowned upon by management? I sometimes charge my personal computer here and have charged my personal cell phone every day for 3 years with no one questioning it; but what about charging a one-wheeled vehicle? Where is the line?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not the only one asking these questions. A parent was recently<\/span> arrested on theft charges<\/a> because he plugged his Nissan Leaf EV into a public school’s outlet. While there may have been<\/span> other reasons<\/a> that influenced the arrest, it appears that \u201cstealing\u201d $0.05 of electricity for an EV is thought of by many as going too far. But my cell phone draws a<\/span> nickel\u2019s worth of electricity each month<\/a> from work and I don\u2019t get written up. Is it different when it\u2019s a vehicle? Or was it that it was drawing electricity from a tax-funded school? What if you plugged your EV in at Starbucks while you bought a coffee from them? Is that theft? Or is that good business (I spend $3 on a cup of coffee and get 5\u00a2 worth of electricity)? They already let me plug in my laptop while I drink my coffee\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this rapidly evolving technological era, developing products and services before the ethics of the public are in place is nothing new; consider the cases of stem cells, GPS-enabled cell phones, 3D-printed guns, etc… I’m surprised that the Nissan Leaf story is the first such story I’ve heard. But on the other side of the coin, there are many EV-friendly people willing to lend their outlets \u2013 check out<\/span> Plugshare<\/a>, a cool community-driven website (and app) that allows EV drivers to locate charging stations. With outlets everywhere and new EVs popping up each day, are we in for a crackdown on all \u201cfree\u201d electricity? What will be the backlash?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Featured image by<\/span> Ivan Radic |\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>CC BY 2.0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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