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. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = All my life, I've been running through the fields and picking up bright objects. I turn one over and say, "Yeah, there's a story." -- Ray Bradbury = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
