"I Visited Over 120 EV Chargers: Three Reasons Why So Many Were Broken"

[Bouldergramp]

https://www.wsj.com/tech/i-visited-over-120-ev-chargers-three-reasons-why-so-many-were-broken-7a5d3e45?st=psm2q7wk0od56a3&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

[mwalsh]

Problem 4: Vandalism and copper theft!

 

[LeftieBiker]

Leave it to them to fail to distinguish between "chargers" (sic) and "fast chargers."

 

[wmcbrine]

subscriber-only link

 

[cwerdna]

subscriber-only link

Gift link: https://www.wsj.com/tech/i-visited-over-120-ev-chargers-three-reasons-why-so-many-were-broken-7a5d3e45?st=hwf8fcqzrlq97s8&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink. Hope it works for you.

OP: If you're a WSJ subscriber, you can also click share to produce gift links so that others can read...

 

[Bouldergramp]

That is what I do.

This is "Copy free Link":

https://www.wsj.com/tech/i-visited-over-120-ev-chargers-three-reasons-why-so-many-were-broken-7a5d3e45?st=i7v1vsvtgdkq8ld&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Sometimes it is a Blue Box with "Gift an unlocked article". Maybe that is a single "Gift" but I doubt it.

The links look the same.

 

[henrydehoja]

Thanks for access to the article.

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Leave it to them to fail to distinguish between "chargers" (sic) and "fast chargers."

I also find it odd that the article mentions:
"...I ignored the more common chargers known as Level 2 because they’re just too slow for quick fill-ups."

Yet, to support their reasons, they showed pictures of Level 2 charging station equipment:

Siemens VersiCharge EVSE out of order
https://images.wsj.net/im-886797?height=900

ChargerHelp technician looking inside Level 2 charging equipment
https://images.wsj.net/im-887068?width=700&size=1.5005861664712778