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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by spaceywilly on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:07PM (#38713663)
True I see what you mean, but that would seem to be an easy function to build into the car’s charging controller. I’m not sure how it works today but I would imagine most cars have a “stop charging at x%” function already without depending on the charger for that.
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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:15PM (#38713741)
Ya, I think they even get status otherwise I’m not sure how electrify America’s app works in the first place.

I once charged at an L2 in Canada that involved a QR code, and then payment via a web form. In that case, a POS would make the setup too expensive compared to just putting power out there with a networked microcontroller.

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