Chris was delighted with the new EV; it was shiny, smelled nice and better still wasn't powered by fossil fuels.
After a few days, it was time to recharge the EV, so off to the nearest charging point.
Whereupon it was discovered that Acme Ltd who owned the charging point required Chris to install the Acme App on their phone; get a validation email sent to their phone, validate the email, have an SMS sent to their phone, validate their phone number, register a bank card, authenticate that bank card via their banking app.
"Phew", thought Chris, "well at least that's all done now & I won't have to do it again- let's get on with charging" And the hook up was done.
Chris went to get some coffee and shortly afterwards came back to the new shiny EV, to discover that the charging would take another 5 hours. "This must be a slow charger" Chris thought, "I didn't realise that, lets find a faster one. Never mind, all part of the learning process".
And off they set, following Google maps to find a Better Charger. But the Better Charger had a different type of plug, that didn't fit the New Shiny EV.
So Chris updated the filter on Google maps and "said find me a charger that's Fast and fits my type of car"; and lo, Google maps displayed the Charger that was Faster and fit Chris' New Shiny EV and so Chris followed the map that was Google to find the Charger That Would Work.
But verily it appeared that the Charger That Would Work was operated by Coyote Ltd and so Chris had to install the Coyote App on their phone; get a validation email sent to their phone, validate the email, have an SMS sent to their phone, validate their phone number, register a bank card, authenticate that bank card via their banking app. Only to find the Visa bank card was declined by the Coyote App, and the Mastercard was declined and the Revolut card was declined.
Sighing Chris returned to the Great Google Map and prayed, "Please Google Map find me a Fast Charger That Will Work & does not use the Coyote App." and lo, Google Maps obeyed.
Chris looked anxiously at the battery display and drove on following the Google map. And there, to their great joy, they beheld two Fast Chargers That Will Work that did not need the Coyote App, but in both spaces were parked two non-EV cars.
Hopping with rage, Chris returned to the Great Google Map and said "Find me another or I will throw you out the Window", and Google maps obeyed.
Finally Chris found the Charger That Would Work, drove into the painted spot, only to find the cable would not reach the charge point, came out to turn the New Shiny EV around and reverse carefully into the painted spot, only to find the charger being hooked up by a car on the other side.
Chris sat in the New Shiny EV and wept.
After a few days, it was time to recharge the EV, so off to the nearest charging point.
Whereupon it was discovered that Acme Ltd who owned the charging point required Chris to install the Acme App on their phone; get a validation email sent to their phone, validate the email, have an SMS sent to their phone, validate their phone number, register a bank card, authenticate that bank card via their banking app.
"Phew", thought Chris, "well at least that's all done now & I won't have to do it again- let's get on with charging" And the hook up was done.
Chris went to get some coffee and shortly afterwards came back to the new shiny EV, to discover that the charging would take another 5 hours. "This must be a slow charger" Chris thought, "I didn't realise that, lets find a faster one. Never mind, all part of the learning process".
And off they set, following Google maps to find a Better Charger. But the Better Charger had a different type of plug, that didn't fit the New Shiny EV.
So Chris updated the filter on Google maps and "said find me a charger that's Fast and fits my type of car"; and lo, Google maps displayed the Charger that was Faster and fit Chris' New Shiny EV and so Chris followed the map that was Google to find the Charger That Would Work.
But verily it appeared that the Charger That Would Work was operated by Coyote Ltd and so Chris had to install the Coyote App on their phone; get a validation email sent to their phone, validate the email, have an SMS sent to their phone, validate their phone number, register a bank card, authenticate that bank card via their banking app. Only to find the Visa bank card was declined by the Coyote App, and the Mastercard was declined and the Revolut card was declined.
Sighing Chris returned to the Great Google Map and prayed, "Please Google Map find me a Fast Charger That Will Work & does not use the Coyote App." and lo, Google Maps obeyed.
Chris looked anxiously at the battery display and drove on following the Google map. And there, to their great joy, they beheld two Fast Chargers That Will Work that did not need the Coyote App, but in both spaces were parked two non-EV cars.
Hopping with rage, Chris returned to the Great Google Map and said "Find me another or I will throw you out the Window", and Google maps obeyed.
Finally Chris found the Charger That Would Work, drove into the painted spot, only to find the cable would not reach the charge point, came out to turn the New Shiny EV around and reverse carefully into the painted spot, only to find the charger being hooked up by a car on the other side.
Chris sat in the New Shiny EV and wept.