Urgh. The rise of #EV ‘s has surpassed the available infrastructure.

[david@theblower.au]

Urgh. The rise of #EV ‘s has surpassed the available infrastructure. At least at Thrumster on the Pacific Motorway, but not in the way you think. Over three sites there are no less than 17 chargers (all full) but the mobile signal is so poor that any that use an App instead of an rfid card are useless.

This we’ve had about an hours wait for a charger at the services.

[valhalla@social.gl-como.it]

@david if only there was a way to provide payment for energy using the same instruments that one already carries and can be used to pay for most goods!

but no, surely using cash or regular payment cards for electricity is waaay harder than doing so for fuel, and it could never work!

(to be fair, to accept payment cards they'd need a working phone/internet connection, but still!)

[david@theblower.au]

@valhalla well yes, but it’s only need terrestrial internet at the charger.

The app-driven payment thing is ridiculous.

[valhalla@social.gl-como.it]

@david I thought it could have been some place in the middle of nowhere where terrestrial internet is also problematic

but yeah, if that would be easily available

a) they have no excuse
b) and they could also provide a free wifi for the people who need to pay with an app!
c) have I mentioned that they have no excuse?