How do less banked people charge an electric car?
Context: I don’t own an electric car yet. I don’t have a credit card due to identity theft.
How do less banked people charge an electric car?
Context: I don’t own an electric car yet. I don’t have a credit card due to identity theft.
Depending on the country you may not need an actual credit card, we use debit cards via the MasterCard / visa networks and have no problem with it.
The only minor problem with debit or charge cards in Europe is that the initial preauthorisation amount is actually debited from your account - so if the preauth is £15 or £30 or £40 - regardless of whether you put £1.50 of juice in or £14.99, the £15 is debited until the transaction finalises and the remainder is refunded a few days later.
As much as I like using contactless payment to avoid using an app or an RFID or NFC card, I do have more problems with failed attempts to charge using a bank card.
Using the ChargePlace Scotland card to tap in seems to work way more consistently for whatever reason, across that network.
edit: or get a Type 2 charger in the house, or a granny charger at worst.