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The original brilliance behind Superchargers is how simple the hardware is. Essentially just a 400V cable. The internet-connected car does most of the work. A p
by ip26 5y ago
The original brilliance behind Superchargers is how simple the hardware is. Essentially just a 400V cable. The internet-connected car does most of the work. A payment terminal at superchargers is entirely new hardware (overhead) to install (& fail).
- gwbas1c 5y ago> The original brilliance behind Superchargers is how simple the hardware is. In theory. But proprietary technologies that work for people like me have the luxury of being simple. The simplest example is cash. There are still a lot of "unbanked" people who need to buy gas with cash. I'm perfectly happy with entering my credit card number into a menu on my car, and then, via an open protocol, billing happening automatically. But, for the people who for one reason or another can't / won't use credit / debit cards, high speed chargers need to accept cash.