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In Germany and Austria many gas stations do not have attendants... (Avanti, Turmöl, etc.) I have never once experienced an issue with these in my entire life.
by rcbdev 3y ago
In Germany and Austria many gas stations do not have attendants... (Avanti, Turmöl, etc.)
I have never once experienced an issue with these in my entire life.
- RamblingCTO 3y agoTo be fair, this technology is probably simpler and way more mature than EV.
- fragmede 3y agoway more mature, sure, but simpler? it has to vend a liquid and measure its amount and then charge you at the pump a specific amount. whereas the EV chargers are a cable and an Internet connection.
- matt-attack 3y agoDon’t forget gas pumps also have to remove and store vapors from the vehicles’ tanks. So I agree, waaaay more complicated. Other than contractors, I’d imagine there are no moving parts on an ev charger.
- ozim 3y agoIt is much more complicated for end user. You have to properly fit the plug into socket and tolerances are small so connector wear is bigger as people most likely just shove it in or force it connecting or disconnecting. Gas pump for user still can go wrong but tolerances on user just putting it in a bit wrong are much bigger. Tear and wear on gas pump for me is almost non existent.
- Guvante 3y agoAre we talking about Level 2 or fast chargers? Level 2 is similar in complexity to gas stations (beyond the handshake process being more finiky than trusting the user installed it correctly). High speed chargers are incredibly more complex than gasoline. You need to delivery a specific voltage and amperage to the car and both of those numbers change continuously as the battery charges. Note the article is about high speed not level 2. While physically it might not be much more complicated (note pulling off that kind of charging at almost a kW is no small feat) certainly the software is more complicated.
- underdeserver 3y agoI believe the first gas stations were built after the first power plants.