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Just put a god dang card reader on the charger and you win my loyalty. Oh great I need to install yet another app and make an account and put my credit card inf

Just put a god dang card reader on the charger and you win my loyalty. Oh great I need to install yet another app and make an account and put my credit card info in manually. Oh wait I don’t have any network. As a business it’s basically a fancy electric plug. Unless someone can make a very nice lounge and charge membership or something I don’t see it being very profitable. I would pay some amount on road trips especially to have access to bathrooms, some drinks and snacks, comfy seats, TVs, etc while I charge a larger chunk

vel0city 3y ago
I've encountered a few CCS chargers which had a regular card terminal on it to start charging. Tap or insert chipped card, plug in, and it starts charging. It's how they should minimally all be, with plug and charge being an optional extra.
MBCook 3y ago
Plug and charge is even better. Pull up, plug in my car, it charges. Easier than a gas station. It’s a standard, but not used enough. When I plug into EA it just bills my Ford account which bills me. Very similar to Tesla. No hassle. EVgo required a small setup, I still have to use their account (stupid), but I don’t have to fiddle with screens or apps anymore. I think there is/was hesitancy over physical card readers because they can be messed with (skimmer, stuff inserted in EMV slot, weather when not protected by awning). But contactless has been getting more and more common so it’s a good option to have. But plug and charge should be the preferred choice offered everywhere.
- SoftTalker 3y ago
  It would be nice to have a non-trackable option, like cash. Pull up, give the cashier $20 for "pump" 5, and you get to draw $20 in kilowatt-hours. Or even just a paper bill acceptor if you don't want to pay a cashier. Common enough at car washes.
  - coffeebeqn 3y ago
    I think they’re lazy. It’s one more thing that will break since maintenance seems to be low on the priority list
- coffeebeqn 3y ago
  Dude - the chargers near me use NFC — but only for their own card! I open Apple Pay and pull up their card and tap it. Accepting a credit card cannot be difficult at that point

vel0city 3y ago

I've encountered a few CCS chargers which had a regular card terminal on it to start charging. Tap or insert chipped card, plug in, and it starts charging. It's how they should minimally all be, with plug and charge being an optional extra.

MBCook 3y ago

Plug and charge is even better. Pull up, plug in my car, it charges. Easier than a gas station. It’s a standard, but not used enough. When I plug into EA it just bills my Ford account which bills me. Very similar to Tesla. No hassle. EVgo required a small setup, I still have to use their account (stupid), but I don’t have to fiddle with screens or apps anymore. I think there is/was hesitancy over physical card readers because they can be messed with (skimmer, stuff inserted in EMV slot, weather when not protected by awning). But contactless has been getting more and more common so it’s a good option to have. But plug and charge should be the preferred choice offered everywhere.

SoftTalker 3y ago
It would be nice to have a non-trackable option, like cash. Pull up, give the cashier $20 for "pump" 5, and you get to draw $20 in kilowatt-hours. Or even just a paper bill acceptor if you don't want to pay a cashier. Common enough at car washes.
- coffeebeqn 3y ago
  I think they’re lazy. It’s one more thing that will break since maintenance seems to be low on the priority list
coffeebeqn 3y ago
Dude - the chargers near me use NFC — but only for their own card! I open Apple Pay and pull up their card and tap it. Accepting a credit card cannot be difficult at that point