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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by ska on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @04:52PM (#38714127)
That makes sense that the use case in a shared home lot is different than out and about, but still doesn't obviously suggest payment routing over the charger - wouldn't monthly billing be better from the consumers point of view? You'd only need a car identifier for that.
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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by akouri on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @05:02PM (#38714237)
Yes, to your point the Plug & Charge mechanism is just for authentication. Through our integrations with Yardi, Buildium, etc. payment can just be taken out of rent or tacked onto the sub-metered utility bill.
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Re:Volkswagen, Porsche, and Audi finally say they will use T... by ska on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @05:20PM (#38714415)
Gotcha, that makes sense.

How do you handle for example visitor spots (e.g. one off charge) in a multi-family unit?

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