Congrats to BC Hydro!
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Congrats to BC Hydro! These very reliable chargers are now everywhere. We can pretty drive an EV anywhere in BC without thinking about charging or trip planning. Just like gas stations.
They need to improve the payment system to allow a basic credit card tap. Also show the way by having big visible signs with the price/kwh clearly marked. Just like gas stations.
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Congrats to BC Hydro! These very reliable chargers are now everywhere. We can pretty drive an EV anywhere in BC without thinking about charging or trip planning. Just like gas stations.
They need to improve the payment system to allow a basic credit card tap. Also show the way by having big visible signs with the price/kwh clearly marked. Just like gas stations.
- or even better, plug and pay.
I know Tesla has had this forever, but we're only now seeing it being rolled out at scale here in Denmark, and for me it means the difference between using one particular charging park instead of the others right next to it.
It's not supported by all cars, but I think most models from around 2018 and newer are OK.
We do have pricing displayed pretty well at most fast chargers, but destination chargers are still the wild, wild west.
Same goes for directions when entering a parking lot: Fast chargers are usually bright and colorful and relatively easy to spot, whereas finding destination chargers sometimes feels like looking for buried treasure - just with no X on the map...
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- or even better, plug and pay.
I know Tesla has had this forever, but we're only now seeing it being rolled out at scale here in Denmark, and for me it means the difference between using one particular charging park instead of the others right next to it.
It's not supported by all cars, but I think most models from around 2018 and newer are OK.
We do have pricing displayed pretty well at most fast chargers, but destination chargers are still the wild, wild west.
Same goes for directions when entering a parking lot: Fast chargers are usually bright and colorful and relatively easy to spot, whereas finding destination chargers sometimes feels like looking for buried treasure - just with no X on the map...
Agree, that will be even better. The worst thing about running an EV is all the charging app BS you have to deal with.I also want a big canopy over the charging area just just gas stations.
Just curious, did Denmark mandate that the pricing had to be be displayed or is that something that just evolved on its own?
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Agree, that will be even better. The worst thing about running an EV is all the charging app BS you have to deal with.
I also want a big canopy over the charging area just just gas stations.
Just curious, did Denmark mandate that the pricing had to be be displayed or is that something that just evolved on its own?
I don't remember it ever being mandated by the government, and weirdly enough, I mostly remember seeing pricing signs where the chargers are at a gas station - that is, where there is already a huge pricing sign for fossil fuel.
I have seen pricing displayed a few places where the chargers are organized in a large charging park, but in general I don't think they tend to display the price there.
To be fair, most users of charging parks probably already use that particular charging providers app to check for availability anyway, so they will know the price prior to charging from there.
I do expect pricing signs to become more prevalent as competition ramps up. We already have areas where a lot of chargers are empty most of the time, and although we add another 10000 EVs every month, going from 500K to 2800K EVs will still take time. Having mostly empty chargers for another year or two is probably not an option.
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I don't remember it ever being mandated by the government, and weirdly enough, I mostly remember seeing pricing signs where the chargers are at a gas station - that is, where there is already a huge pricing sign for fossil fuel.
I have seen pricing displayed a few places where the chargers are organized in a large charging park, but in general I don't think they tend to display the price there.
To be fair, most users of charging parks probably already use that particular charging providers app to check for availability anyway, so they will know the price prior to charging from there.
I do expect pricing signs to become more prevalent as competition ramps up. We already have areas where a lot of chargers are empty most of the time, and although we add another 10000 EVs every month, going from 500K to 2800K EVs will still take time. Having mostly empty chargers for another year or two is probably not an option.
Oh, and this is a typical charging park in Denmark - plenty of canopy.
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Oh, and this is a typical charging park in Denmark - plenty of canopy.
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I'd say yes, given that EVs are now more than 80% of new vehicles, and 95% of all cars sold to consumers.
There are a number of fleet owners like Avis that still buy ICE vehicles for international customers, but other than that, there are very few customers that can't get by with an EV.
