Technology ConnectionsI'm ripping the band-aid off.
Tesla won the plug war - and that's good news!
A surprisingly good series of events have unfolded, and this video is my mea culpa. Also, Sorry, John!Links 'n' stuffHere's a playlist to all of my EV-relate...
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Quinn Nelson@TechConnectify You did a fantastic job. I don’t know how it could be done better. That said, we still disagree on plug-and-charge. I think having a payment terminal is a must for those that wish not to trifle with it; however, as someone who lived with plug-and-charge for years and no longer have it, I miss it a lot. Imagine having to authenticate every time you plugged in at home. Many people only charge via DC.
@snazzyq I guess my counterpoint would be that the people that currently rely on DC fast charging and can't charge at home are living the same life that people with gas cars do.
I just can't see plug-and-charge as anything more than a "well that's neat," because if payment /actually worked/ with a simple tap of a card (or a watch if you're into that) it would be a non-issue.
Benjamin Woodring@TechConnectify @snazzyq A lot of gas stations have been pushing app payments. Wawa (very popular convenience chain in the mid-Atlantic and Florida) restricts their gas discount promotions to app payment to encourage paying that way. My theory on why gas stations (and possibly EV chargers) are pushing this is because they don’t have to worry about credit card skimmers at the pumps if people are paying in the app. Of course contactless also eliminates this risk…so who knows.