This is gonna need a guy overseeing the cars being charged right? And so cutting on the profits/ROI of the whole thing, which is the only thing walmarts and stuff actually care about
I’m not familiar with the yank method of gasoline pumps where you charge yourself and then pay, ¿what stops you from just fleeing with a full tank?
It’s good if you’re like an apartment dweller or traveling, not every trip begins and ends at home, and not everyone has a charger. Especially ones that can charge a 400mi battery, that’s 240V high amperage special wiring you gotta get done that will costs hundreds. Public charging is cool and good, the tragedy is this stuff is privatized. The back of truck solution is actually pretty neat
You don’t need a level 2 charger (the 240V dedicated circuit) for home charging, a regular outlet will do fine unless you’re driving that whole 400mi every single day.
Technology Connections did a whole video about it
If you’re charging at 120V 15A which is a typical home circuit you’re probably pulling 12A getting 1.44 kW or say 14.5 kWh on a 10 hour overnight charge.
The current TSLA battery pack of 82 kWh gets you 400 mi, so that 10hr charge at 120 is good for ~70 miles which probably covers most people’s daily usage patterns.
It’s really only an issue if you have to travel somewhere
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: