PastyPilgrim
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The R1T is my first EV and my home charger is ChargePoint (via my apartment complex) which has been fairly straightforward given Rivian's partnership and the integration with the Rivian app (other than an annoyingly long wait time from charger selection to its activation/unlock), but I did a roadtrip a few weeks ago and still can't get over how seemingly unnecessarily complex it is to use other networks. In New England I've encountered: ChargePoint, EVGo, Flo, EA, and Enel X.
Why does every charger need its own app, accounts, and payment information? Each time I encountered a new charger it was a terrible experience to need to sit there for 20 minutes trying to download an app on e.g. backwoods Vermont cellular data, then trying to create an account as I jump between apps, email, texts, web, etc. trying to verify everything, then of course they don't just work via Google/Apple Pay and require manually adding credit cards to your account, and of course there's the sitting and waiting for things to go through, activate/unlock, verify, etc. Not to mention the times I went through all of that just to find that the charger's internet connection isn't working and can't be activated regardless. And now of course I'm getting random charge cards in the mail and some apps require preloading your account with money and all these other hassles.
Imagine needing to download apps and create accounts for Shell, BP, Citgo, Speedway, etc. just to pump gas. I can't for the life of me figure out why you can't just tap your credit card and go. Please tell me there's some sane reason for all of this nonsense other than data collection.
Why does every charger need its own app, accounts, and payment information? Each time I encountered a new charger it was a terrible experience to need to sit there for 20 minutes trying to download an app on e.g. backwoods Vermont cellular data, then trying to create an account as I jump between apps, email, texts, web, etc. trying to verify everything, then of course they don't just work via Google/Apple Pay and require manually adding credit cards to your account, and of course there's the sitting and waiting for things to go through, activate/unlock, verify, etc. Not to mention the times I went through all of that just to find that the charger's internet connection isn't working and can't be activated regardless. And now of course I'm getting random charge cards in the mail and some apps require preloading your account with money and all these other hassles.
Imagine needing to download apps and create accounts for Shell, BP, Citgo, Speedway, etc. just to pump gas. I can't for the life of me figure out why you can't just tap your credit card and go. Please tell me there's some sane reason for all of this nonsense other than data collection.
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