Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺May 19

More EV charging nonsense today.

Car park charger obviously working because there was a Volvo in the next space charging ok, but I couldn't get our side to fire up.

Two issues:
Firstly, the display screen QR code pointed to the wrong app! ( #Autel )
Secondly, the contactless pay thingy wasn't connected to a network (3g?) and had a continuous error - so as the Volvo driver had realised, the only way to charge was through an app, but he'd worked out the correct app from the council sign! ( #Fuuse )
So I downloaded yet another charging app and got the car fully fired up.

It shouldn't be this difficult!

#EV

Show threadPaul BarnfatherMay 19
@MikeFromLFE
Yep, contactless pay & QR codes are still a lottery, unfortunately. One solution is to get yourself a (free) Electroverse card and use that. It works almost everywhere (except Gridserve 🙄). You can also use it in Europe and I've never had a problem with it...
https://electroverse.com/map
Show threadMike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
@clanger9
Except my Electroverse card wouldn't work at this charger because the contactless thingy was in a doom loop and it was the same RFID reader for Electroverse and payment cards!
May 19 at 6:51pmWeb
Show threadPaul BarnfatherMay 19
Ugh! I definitely prefer the ones with separate RFID and credit card readers. Those payment terminals are SO flaky ðŸ«