An EV attendant doesn't have to be a significant cost. You simply have
an employee of the associated shop ready to run out and help. The rest
of the time they are doing stuff in the shop. Worst case is the shop is
empty for a moment, just like what currently happens in a small
convenience store.
Peri
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From: "EVDL Administrator via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Cc: "EVDL Administrator" <[email protected]>
Sent: 19-May-21 7:07:22 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Electrify America, CCS & Bolt; ADA (from
GGEVA)
On 19 May 2021 at 17:46, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
Now, as a person with a disability and disability advocate [I can see
that] there is an obvious physical barrier of use here. Currently,
nationwide under ADA if a person with a disability pulls into a gas
station (inc self-serve) they can request an attendant to pump for
them. It's the law.https://www.ada.gov/gasserve.htm
Hmm. Lawrence, thanks for passing this along. It's thought-provoking.
I've been suggesting for some time that EV charging should have payment
parity with gasoline and Diesel fuel purchasing. We should be able to pay
for an EV charge with cash or generic credit, just the way we can at any
filling station. We don't have to carry RFID cards or use a smartphone to
buy gasoline, why should we have to use that stuff for EV charging?
The response I've gotten is that such a scheme would be too expensive, given
the present small demand for EV charging. There's some validity to this.
Now, the above ADA argument changes things. If we need attended charging
stations for ADA compliance, then I see no reason that we can't also legally
require those stations to accept cash and generic credit cards, without need
for electronic gizmos.
I suppose that it also means that EV charging away from home will be getting
more expensive, to cover the cost of the attendants. So it goes. That's
the cost of equal access, and I for one don't object to it.
It also means more employment! Though "EV Charging Attendant" probably
won't be an exciting or well paid job, any more than "Filling Station
Attendant" is.
As an aside, I've encountered filling stations in Europe, usually ouit in
the sticks, that are open 24 hours a day all week. Often they're locked up
and unstaffed on late nights and Sundays (sometimes also Saturdays). No
problem. They'll still sell you fuel. You pull in, buy your fuel with your
credit card, and go on your way. I haven't yet seen one that takes cash
though.
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