Don’t Buy These Charging Stations! (Or How One Cool Product Became a Nightmare To Use!)

/ January 17, 2024

From Transport Evolved.

We’re often asked which charging stations new EV owners should buy – and we’ve got a pretty good list of charging stations we’re fans of.

The JuiceBox Charging stations used to be at the top of our list, thanks to their open-sourced origins, their ability to integrate with home automation systems, and their adaptability.

But for the past year or so, the product we once loved has become little more than a nightmare – and we’re now planning on how we replace or re-engineer them.

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00:00 – Start
02:23 – We LOVE Open Source!
04:47 – The history of eMotorWerks and the JuiceBox Charging Stations
06:57 – The draw of a smartphone app and power sharing
08:27 – Our personal experience with JuiceNet (and eMotorWerks/EnelX)
09:53 – How we made it smarter
10:22 – Things started to go wrong…
14:20 – It gets worse
16:08 – Smart becomes stupid
18:04 – What we plan to do to fix things…
20:57 – Thanks and Goodbye!

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Links:

Read CoryDoctorow’s thoughts: https://pluralistic.net
Watch what happens when @technithusiast let Chat GPT control his home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZxUsLnDjTA&pp=ygUYSG9tZSBBc3Npc3RhbnQgQ2hhdCBHUFQg

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Script: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Presenter: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Editor, Colorist: Michael Horton
Art and Animation: Erin Carlie
Producer: Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
© Transport Evolved LLC, 2024

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