Would you want a requirement that a 4 charger location with no cover is staffed 24/7 just to plug in a car and press a button? Thats a crazy high cost to avoid the not-frequent damage you’re trying to address.
You can find numerous videos all over YouTube already showing fucked up EV charging stations.
Thats because owners don’t maintain them. Gas pumps break frequently too, except there is staff there to report it immediately, and other staff to repair them within a day or so.
There’s a two post EV charger I am close to in a place I have been visiting for years. About 3 months ago one of the two become non-functional. The other is still working so its not usually a big deal but a couple of times I haven’t been able to charge it. As of right now, the one is STILL broken. Is this because people are tearing it up? No, its because the owner has acknowledged it isn’t working, and simply is choosing not to fix it. This is sadly pretty common for non-Tesla chargers. Charging companies don’t maintain their equipment. This will change with time and demand.
Self service vehicle fueling is going to happen anyway in the decades ahead when EVs become the norm.
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Would you want a requirement that a 4 charger location with no cover is staffed 24/7 just to plug in a car and press a button? Thats a crazy high cost to avoid the not-frequent damage you’re trying to address.
Thats because owners don’t maintain them. Gas pumps break frequently too, except there is staff there to report it immediately, and other staff to repair them within a day or so.
There’s a two post EV charger I am close to in a place I have been visiting for years. About 3 months ago one of the two become non-functional. The other is still working so its not usually a big deal but a couple of times I haven’t been able to charge it. As of right now, the one is STILL broken. Is this because people are tearing it up? No, its because the owner has acknowledged it isn’t working, and simply is choosing not to fix it. This is sadly pretty common for non-Tesla chargers. Charging companies don’t maintain their equipment. This will change with time and demand.