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Tesla improves supercharged locks to prevent gas car owners from freezing spots in China

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Tesla continues to develop technology to prevent charging ports from being blocked by third-party vehicles that cannot use chargers. In China, spot blockers are appearing in more and more spots and are open to customers. The term ICEing specifically refers to vehicles where the internal combustion engine is blocking the charging spot. This may be done for simple convenience, but it may also be done intentionally. [Inconvenience to electric car owners](//www.carscoops.com/2019/04/colorado-looking-to-fine-gas-car-drivers-who-park-at-ev-chargers/) .. In China, Tesla reports that since 2019, it has been using devices that sit in the middle of the spot and pop up to prevent unauthorized vehicles from…

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