The supermarket told me that the ice cream I bought has arrived at nine-thirty. If I can, I should go home and pick it up quickly. Their freezer space is not enough. Since I had nothing to do, I agreed to go pick it up. After throwing away the trash and when I was about to ride my electric scooter, an aunt asked me how to use the charging station. It was my first time using it, and I didn't know how.
I walked about 30 meters with the aunt. I noticed her hands were shaking nervously as I walked, and her phone was also shaking. When we arrived at the charging station, I saw that the charging adapter was already plugged in and connected. I asked the aunt to scan the QR code using WeChat, and then it prompted for authorization. It seemed like it was for new users. Then she had to agree to some agreements and consent to WeChat payment. It was about 3 yuan for 2 hours and 5 yuan for 4 hours. The aunt chose four hours. I said to pay first before charging. While operating, the aunt's hands were shaking, and she couldn't even touch the buttons. Sometimes I just tapped a bit. I noticed the aunt's head was also shaking, and I couldn't help but worry that she might suddenly collapse. After payment, she had to select a location again. I thought scanning the QR code for number 15 would automatically activate number 15. Such an expensive fee, and the number of operations was still quite a lot. I told the aunt that maybe pre-charging would be cheaper and to check notifications in the future. The aunt thanked me. The next time I saw her was a minute later. I was riding my electric scooter, and the aunt waved vigorously at me. I also waved back.
For my own electric scooter, charging once costs about 1.363 yuan for electricity. The peak wattage during charging is about 238 watts. Trickle charging is about 10 watts or less; I haven't recorded this value on my phone. It takes about 8 hours to fully charge a lead-acid battery of 72v20ah.
In some communities, if the property management fee is relatively high, charging is free. For example, if the property fee is 3 yuan per square meter. However, the downside is that parking spaces are hard to find. There are actually quite a few electric scooters in this paid area because it's a nice free parking shed. However, I have a habit of not blocking others from making money, such as not blocking taxi routes (I broke this habit once when I had to exit a rental car while riding my electric scooter, feeling ashamed) and not blocking cash transport vehicles (which is life-threatening).