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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by hedora on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:38PM (#38713975)
This would be infinitely better than the current model, where you have to install a bullshit app, which doesn’t work over 20% of the time.

I’d happily pay $0.30 per charge session to just use standard NFC or chip payments.

Also, why in god’s name would I have authentication on my home charger?

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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by akouri on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:43PM (#38714022)
> Also, why in god’s name would I have authentication on my home charger?

Not everyone in the US lives in a single family home

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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by hedora on Friday December 22, 2023 @09:34PM (#38741131)
But if you have a dedicated spot, then the problem is still solved.
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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by VBprogrammer on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @05:25PM (#38714462)
Surely this could be dealt with by accepting a "membership card" over NFC. I'm sure my dad has a token for the parking barriers at his place of work which can also take direct card payments.

As an added bonus, when you have family or friends visiting they can pay to charge as normal (at presumably a slightly less attractive rate).

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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by hedora on Friday December 22, 2023 @09:39PM (#38741150)
Currently, I just plug into my friends’ charger, and it goes on their electric bill.

I usually bring 10x the dollar value of the charge in booze and food, so it doesn’t matter.

Also, they don’t have to stress out over trying to figure out how to pair my car to their house and charge me $5 while they’re trying to plate dinner and deal with their kids.

If they cared about the $5 (or if I had a hummer and they had a DC fast charger, so it was $20-50) I’d happily pay cash or apple pay or venmo or really any option other than authenticating with their landlord.

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