On: I visited over 120 EV chargers: why so many were b...

[giantg2]

I'm usually seeing charging at the front of the parking lots around me. It also wouldn't surprise me if the attendants from charging stations were largely useless as I assume an electrician license would be required for most repairs in most states.

But I agree on the whole no cash or app payment thing.

[smileysteve → giantg2]

A gas station attendant isn't likely to fix a breakaway hose or pressure nozzle any more than they're going to replace a 240 to 400v cable.

An attendant can reset a pump or circuit breaker though. And more importantly place the service call or call the police for a vandal.

[giantg2 → smileysteve]

You would think resetting a breaker could be automatically or remotely done based on some telemetry from a self diagnostic system (or lack of expected telemetry). I would think remotely monitored cameras and a voice interface (would be a nice feature) on the charger would be a more efficient way for watching vandalism and communicating with customers.