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In all 50 states, it's now cheaper to fill up with electricity than gasoline
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Most places you can't roll up and insert a card, yeah? I heard proprietary apps are required a lot of the time
Yeah but it's also nearly a duopoly between Tesla and Chargepoint, the latter of which I know to support NFC payments so it's similar to tapping your card
Obviously "it's OK there's a duopoly" isn't the most assuring argument, just saying after 3 years it's been low on my list of challenges when charging
You should still be able to just walk up and tap your card. It should be no more difficult to use than a gas pump. It's bullshit that you have to use an app so that they can collect data on you to sell to third parties.
Here in the EU the law makers forced card payment. But you have to scan a QR code > put in your CC details in a form > confirm the request in your banking app obviously > wait for the charging point to confirm the payment and then you can go ahead. Also sometimes they charge you extra for those methods. Or anyone that Scans the QR code can cancel your charging. They argue “well you could have used our app or NFC card (which costs 20€ single payment but for each provider). I think it sucks. I did like the EV experiment and I love the driving of an EV but when it comes to long distance it’s just annoying as I’m constantly stressed looking at the ever changing “distance left” numbers. I feel like EVs still have a long way to go on each sides: the cars and the charging infrastructure.