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Re:By 2028 there must be fast chargers every 60 km on the EU... by barbazoo on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:12PM (#36816539)
Probably the cost associated with storing, counting, insuring, securing, depositing the money. I get the privacy aspect but then why not get a prepaid credit card or something like that?
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Re:By 2028 there must be fast chargers every 60 km on the EU... by haneefmubarak on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:21PM (#36816636)
AFAIK as part of anti-money-laundering (AML) efforts, most places require ID when you try to buy prepaid cards with cash.
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Re:By 2028 there must be fast chargers every 60 km on the EU... by awestroke on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:25PM (#36816696)
Sounds reasonable. You are still anonymous towards the merchant when you use the prepaid card
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Re:By 2028 there must be fast chargers every 60 km on the EU... by anigbrowl on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:38PM (#36816882)
No it doesn't. I resent being asked to produce ID for every little thing. Someone tried to card me when I bought beer in a supermarket the other day. I'm 52.
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Re:By 2028 there must be fast chargers every 60 km on the EU... by awestroke on Saturday July 22, 2023 @03:57AM (#36824326)
That must have been traumatic for you
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Re:By 2028 there must be fast chargers every 60 km on the EU... by barbazoo on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:57PM (#36817150)
I didn't know that, thanks, yeah it's the same here in Canada, EU presumably too.

Well, then we're SOL and won't be able to charge our cars (fully) anonymously.

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Re:By 2028 there must be fast chargers every 60 km on the EU... by NavinF on Friday July 21, 2023 @03:10PM (#36818122)
Is that an EU thing? In the US you can buy as many $500 visa cards as you want at any grocery store with no ID. You may need a manager's override if you're buying over $10,000 but that's just to verify that you're not falling for a gift card scam.

Converting >$10k from card to cash on the other hand often requires an ID

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Re:By 2028 there must be fast chargers every 60 km on the EU... by barbazoo on Friday July 21, 2023 @03:16PM (#36818218)
> In the US you can buy as many $500 visa cards as you want at any grocery store with no ID.

Canada requires retaining a record of the ID used to buy the prepaid credit cards, too.

https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/guidance-directives/client-...

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