Dear Ira,

Thanks for the email.  What you are describing is an unfortunate situation that we are aware of.  It does not happen much, but it has happened now and then.  It is very unfortunate.  There's not really much we can do about it.  There needs to be free and open access to the Superchargers so Tesla cars can drive right into them, and in most cases, the Superchargers are out in the middle of a large parking lot where anyone can access and park.  From time to time, someone with an ICE car will feel it is their right to park in those spaces, even if they are not charging.  We hope this does not happen often, but there's really not much we can do about it.

We hope common courtesy will prevail as we go forward and install more and more Superchargers.  We believe most people are good at heart and will not make this an issue.  It is unfortunate that someone occasionally will, but it would not be good for our Model S owners if we installed gates on the spaces and/or required some sort of passcode in order to open a gate to where the Superchargers are located.  This would make everyone have to remember a passcode or carry some sort of key to get in.  That is just the opposite of what we are striving for.  We want Supercharging to be fast, easy to use, and free.  This will not be the case if Model S owners have to remember a passcode or carry a key with them to get into the spaces to charge.

I hope this helps explain our thinking on this issue.

Best regards,

George