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Any Norwegians here? Can someone tell me how the public charging infrastructure works in Norway?
In Spain we have about 10 different networks and they all require Android/iOS app to use. Each app requires your ID, email, phone number and credit card. Setting this up on Graphene OS is huge pain in the ass, the app for the biggest network simply doesn't work at all. The chargers work maybe 70% of the time. There's a public website with map of all the chargers but no app. Some chargers can be used through different networks and price will differ depending on which provider you're using or even what payment method you're using. Planning a longer trip is a nightmare. I've been driving EV for 3 years now and if things don't improve fast I don't think my next car will be electric.
What's the situation in Norway? What's motivating people to buy EVs?
Charging situation: We have tons of chargers, and they are all required to take credit cards. You can use their app, or unified apps, but you don't need to. The chargers show up in Google Maps, CoMaps, and specialized EV apps. There are chargers distributed evenly over the country, so that even in winter when the car has about 60% of normal range, there is no problem finding fast chargers and taking short breaks. Calculated for range and such, even fast chargers are way cheaper than gas, you can multiply the price by about 3 to get the equivalent liters per 10 kilometers.
Motivation to buy EVs: Sure, we've had a bunch of incentives, like a lower purchase tax, access to bus lanes, free parking and so on. But the main motivation has been and always will be these:
There's an EU legislation that says all charger above 47kWh have to accept credit card but in Spain it was simply ignored. I know chargers that were installed after this was passed, they were partially financed by the government and they don't accept credit cards, app only. Another issue besides reliability is that lots of chargers are in the middle of nowhere. Gas stations always have someone working there, not to mention that you can use a bathroom or get a coffee. Majority of charges in Spain are just a charger with nothing around. For me it's just inconvenient but I imagine how women must feel using them during the night... Still, if all chargers accepted card payment I would be able to live with it because as you say, EVs are great overall but the fact that I have to deal with incredibly frustrating apps on top of bad infrastructure is a bit too much for me.
Hmm, well if it's an EU law, then it should be enforced. I bet they will implement credit card support faster if threatened with a fine if they don't
I was thinking about filing a complaint to the EU but I'm not sure it would actually help. They already are preparing next rounds of financing to enable card payments in the chargers. I don't think they will do it faster when threatened with a fine. The worst thing is that it's the leftist government handing full control over the charging infrastructure to private companies. When the right wing government wins the next elections any progress will probably slow down even more.