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Not OP, but.. The superchargers just work. Arrive, plug in, it's charging. Other fast chargers are often much more cumbersome, requiring you to installing an

by pi-rat 7y ago

Not OP, but.. The superchargers just work. Arrive, plug in, it's charging. Other fast chargers are often much more cumbersome, requiring you to installing an app, registering an RFID tag, adding your credit card, etc. I've 6 different apps installed on my phone for different charging networks here in Norway, and 2-3 RFID tags in my car. Many of them are also unstable, or have terrible UX and weird quirks. If you need to make a seven minute video[1] to explain how to use it, you're doing it wrong.. It's getting better though, software is improving, growing pains handled. A future CCS revision (the most used charge plug in Europe) will include "plug&charge" with payment handled by the car - making it more super charger like. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLe5jvx0NkI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLe5jvx0NkI

mikekchar 7y ago
Really interesting. In Japan, the navigation unit on the Leaf has all of the charging stations built in. Then you plug it in and put your charging card on the proximity sensor (well, you have to push a button 3 times as well). But that's it. I think that's probably the advantage of owning the charging infrastructure. I'm very much wondering how the landscape will change once Toyota enters the fray (which I think it later this year if I'm not mistaken).