DEAR MISS MANNERS: My car is a plug-in hybrid, which means it runs on electricity for about 20 or 30 miles, then switches to run on gas. Gas is needed on long trips, but since electric driving makes fewer emissions, we try to drive on electricity as many miles as we possibly can. If I stop to visit a friend at the limit of (or beyond) my electric-only range, what does etiquette say about asking if I can plug in the car for a bit of a charge?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My car is a plug-in hybrid, which means it runs on electricity for about 20 or 30 miles, then switches to run on gas. Gas is needed on long trips, but since electric driving makes fewer emissions, we try to drive on electricity as many miles as we possibly can.
I’m sure no host would mind a guest charging a phone, but charging a car taxes a home’s circuits a bit more. Still, the cost is nominal. In our area, plugging into a standard home outlet costs less than 20 cents an hour. I would gladly offer to reimburse a host for the electricity, but this seems petty.
As you propose to ask a favor -- the use of their power from someone already entertaining you as a host -- let us see if we can get it entirely out of sight: “Would you mind if I plugged in the car while we are here? That sounds scary, I know, but it draws less power than a toaster oven.” Did someone tell them to do this? I guess they are trying to be super-polite to keep people from yelling at them, but what should I say to get them to stop? I don’t want to be rude, but I really doubt that they talk this way in normal conversations.
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