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> jumping through phone app hoops The very idea you effectively need a mobile phone to charge your car is mind boggling. The mess of proprietary charging netwo
by GJim 9mo ago
> jumping through phone app hoops
The very idea you effectively need a mobile phone to charge your car is mind boggling. The mess of proprietary charging networks and registrations is needless complexity that puts people off hiring (and ownership) of EVs.
- Thorrez 9mo agoI have little RFID cards from 2 charging companies that I can tap to their chargers to charge. Also, many chargers support tapping a credit card on them to charge.
- GJim 9mo agoYour comment is proving my point! (Proprietary networks are a mess, and ordinary debit/credit card payments for EV charging are far from universal)
- plastic3169 9mo agoThe credit card tapping option should be required by law. This registering apps and fobs flow is the worst ux imaginable. And while we are at it the car should hold the payment info. Plugging it in should be enough. I know it’s all coming.
- dpkirchner 9mo agoI agree but I'd go further: Cash should be required by law, we shouldn't require people to have a bank account just to buy electricity.