Quarter of San Fran car charging stations don’t work

[99 pewtercoupe]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ca...ays/ar-AAX4XzH

California driving: Over a quarter of electric car-charging stations in Bay Area not working, study says

Over 27% of electric vehicle charging stations across the San Francisco Bay Area are not functioning properly, according to a recently published study.*


The Reliability of Open Public Electric Vehicle Direct Current Fast Chargers pointed to a recent survey where drivers of electric vehicles in California reported facing several issues at charging stations – from broken plugs and unexpected shut-offs during charging to payment problems.*

To accurately assess the reliability of these charging stations, the study looked into the efficiency of 657 charging plugs at 181 public stations across nine counties in the Bay Area. The study did not include Tesla charging stations.

David Rempel, a retired bioengineering professor from the University of California, Berkeley, and volunteers with the nonprofit Cool the Earth evaluated the stations for two minutes to see if problems arose.*

Just over 72% of the plugs were still functional, according to the report. However, nearly 23% were either unresponsive, had issues with screens, payment system failures, charge initiation failures, network failures, or broken plugs, according to the study.*

At another 4.9% of stations, the charging cable was too short, according to the data.

A random evaluation of 10% of the charging plugs more than a week later also "demonstrated no overall change in functionality," according to the study.*

"In order to achieve a rapid transition to electric vehicle driving, a highly reliable and easy to use charging infrastructure is critical to building confidence as consumers shift from using familiar gas vehicles to unfamiliar electric vehicles," the study said.*

Rempel told The San Francisco Chronicle that for some sites, you have to call a 1-800 number for help, which can add another 10 to 20 minutes to the process.*
"That shouldn’t be the case," he said.*
This comes as California is working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by "40% below 1990 levels by 2030," according to the California Air Resources Board.

However, EVgo, one of the top charging network operators, told the Chronicle that the company is "dedicated to identifying the root causes of these issues and correcting them." EVgo also noted that the industry is still in its "infancy."

EVgo and Gov. Gavin Newsom's office did not immediately respond to FOX Business' request for comment.


I would be curious to see what the National percentages are

[Olustee bus]

Good lord. Our future is bleak.

[Anjdog2003]

Do you live in S.F, no? Then why do you gaf?

[99 pewtercoupe]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

Do you live in S.F, no? Then why do you gaf?

Like I said…I would like to know what National numbers look like. Are the SF numbers representative or are they worse. I would think anyone even considering buying an EV would find that information interesting. Especially people that live in apartments or condos where they don’t have the option of being able to recharge in their own garage.

[Mike Mercury]

Over 27% of electric vehicle charging stations across the San Francisco Bay Area are not functioning properly, according to a recently published study.

and they are not in a hurry to repair them; waiting for federal tax dollars to come to the rescue.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

Do you live in S.F, no? Then why do you gaf?

A bit defensive?

It’s okay, I would be too.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

A bit defensive?

It’s okay, I would be too.

I'm 500 miles south of S.F and i don't gaf.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

I'm 500 miles south of S.F and i don't gaf.

[Dan Dlabay]

What do you expect from a shit hole city run by dems.

[VITE1]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

Do you live in S.F, no? Then why do you gaf?

Because they will demand the federal government comes up with the money to fix their problems.

[gs568]

Read that the other day, funny how dem politicians preach their electric cars which indirectly burn fossil fuels and they can’t support the charging systems.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

Like I said…I would like to know what National numbers look like. Are the SF numbers representative or are they worse.

That's pretty typical, even for privately-owned chargers. When I drove Wifie's Bolt cross-country, at pretty much every charging station one of the chargers would be on the fritz. It wasn't an issue during our trip as in most cases we were the only ones there, but as utilization increases it could definitely become a problem. Hopefully as demand ramps up these companies will get better at maintaining their equipment.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by VITE1

Because they will demand the federal government comes up with the money to fix their problems.

And how does that affect you?

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by VITE1

Because they will demand the federal government comes up with the money to fix their problems.

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

And how does that affect you?

Unlike you he actually pays taxes.

[Rodnok1]

When the expected power outages hit this summer in Cali it won't matter if charges work or not... Was just in news today they expect large outages and rolling blackouts.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by Rodnok1

When the expected power outages hit this summer in Cali it won't matter if charges work or not... Was just in news today they expect large outages and rolling blackouts.

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[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by dvarapala

Unlike you he actually pays taxes.

Too bad for him.

[VITE1]

Originally Posted by Anjdog2003

Too bad for him.

Yes. We are pissing away trillions due to decades of government mucking around in the free market and screwing things up.

If that money had been kept in the hands of citizens to invest and spend imagine all the great things we would have today.

Government did not build up the fuel system to support gas cars. Private enterprises did. Leave it to the free market and get the government out of picking winners and losers. They suck at it and are corrupted by the process.

[theandies]

David Rempel, a retired bioengineering professor from the University of California, Berkeley, and volunteers with the nonprofit Cool the Earth

This is all I got out of this story. Hey dick**** what should Earths temperature be? Geeze I can't stand these envirowackjobs.

[Anjdog2003]

Originally Posted by theandies

This is all I got out of this story. Hey dick**** what should Earths temperature be?

snide told me 98.6