Wilshire@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehiclesapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down118
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minus-squaredemonsword@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·5 months agoThis could work, but it would be extremely wasteful. Instead of one cable serving dozens of cars per day you’d have dozens of cables, one for each car, used only once that same day
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 months agoEach driver carrying their own cable wouldn’t have to worry about the quality of the cable on the charger.
minus-squarerandompastalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoPretty sure Europe does this already.
minus-squareKimjongtooill@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoIf they were compatible with the charger they use at home, it wouldn’t be nearly as wasteful as they’ll need one there anyway
This could work, but it would be extremely wasteful. Instead of one cable serving dozens of cars per day you’d have dozens of cables, one for each car, used only once that same day
Each driver carrying their own cable wouldn’t have to worry about the quality of the cable on the charger.
Pretty sure Europe does this already.
If they were compatible with the charger they use at home, it wouldn’t be nearly as wasteful as they’ll need one there anyway