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Ask HN: Why EV chargers disallow charging a car without identifying yourself?

• BMc2020 3y ago
  so you can't charge for free?
  • eimrine 3y ago
    I haven't said I can't charge without paying money for electricity.
    • BMc2020 3y ago
      That's fair. Maybe to discourage vandalism? The phone company had a bad problem with people vandalizing phones to get the coins out. If you let people use a credit card, you're right back to identifying yourself.
• dsattt 3y ago
  I bet an executive was really proud of this. A lot of things in tech are dumb.