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What is the reason for a failing charger? When one fails do all the ones in an installation fail (common failure?) I wonder if the cars could help here: if yo

by gumby 4y ago

What is the reason for a failing charger? When one fails do all the ones in an installation fail (common failure?) I wonder if the cars could help here: if you plug in and are unable to charge the car could report that à la waze. Though there is a possible false positive if your credit card is declined.

TheLoafOfBread 4y ago
From my experience it is often software incompatibility between charger and a car. I can often see that charging company will charge my debit card for charging credit (20-50EUR) and then charger will refuse to charge my car. Good luck getting those money back, loser.
- wcoenen 4y ago
  That's just the "pre-authorization" on your card. It gets released again when you end the charging session, minus the charging cost for the kWh you used. Same thing as gas stations where you use your card before using the fuel pump. If you didn't end the charging session (e.g. by pressing a button or presenting the same card again), you may have given the next person a free charge?
  - TheLoafOfBread 4y ago
    Lol, no. The money is gone, turned into "charging credit" into that application.
    - wcoenen 4y ago
      Which app is this? The ones I've tried either charge a card for actual usage, or do a monthly direct debit.
      - TheLoafOfBread 4y ago
        https://www.freshmile.com/en/ https://www.freshmile.com/en/