I found the free charger at the McDonald's in Port Clinton, Ohio on PlugShare. While charging,I walked in to the restaurant and bought a hamburger and fries, but I forgot to thank the staff for the free power.
The question is: Is that desirable? Networking, which helping with issues like people overstaying their charging session, does introduce a level of complexity that often leads to the chargers not being available because of network issues.
@@0e-michigan that really depends on its purpose. Not everything needs to be fully public and available to everyone some restrictions are sometimes needed. I used to charge on a clippercreek unit with a keypad. That worked great the guest has a code that changes frequently similar to a bathroom code.
I found the free charger at the McDonald's in Port Clinton, Ohio on PlugShare. While charging,I walked in to the restaurant and bought a hamburger and fries, but I forgot to thank the staff for the free power.
A lot of dumb chargers can also be made smart with third party management systems.
The question is: Is that desirable? Networking, which helping with issues like people overstaying their charging session, does introduce a level of complexity that often leads to the chargers not being available because of network issues.
@@0e-michigan that really depends on its purpose. Not everything needs to be fully public and available to everyone some restrictions are sometimes needed. I used to charge on a clippercreek unit with a keypad. That worked great the guest has a code that changes frequently similar to a bathroom code.