Normally those are people who have volunteered via PlugShare.com to help EV owners if they are in a bind. This is less common in the USA.In Canada and when my IPace needed a charge, it prompts me to go to a ChargePoint location... I know my area only has 2 public EV stations (at an IKEA - thanks IKEA) and a Mall. However my IPace showed over 20 locations... upon review I recognized them as residential homes. This is a massive privacy and data breach that MUST be dealt with swiftly. I’ve heard that ChargePoint says you must opt-out of sharing data including location and it’s a double edged sword... ChargePoint collects data from the charging station that they in turn can use and share with electric utilities and for debugging - and that may be ok with owners (ok with me) but sharing my home location publicly is NOT OK.
Please comment your thoughts and if this is only a Canada issue.
Correct. Only if you go through the steps to list your home as an EV charging station will it appear on the map.My ChargePoint app clearly states the home charger is only visible to me. (USA)
Yes exactly I opted not to share because my charger is inside the garage and although the cord is long enough we may not always be home and we are in a gated community so access would be a problem. The privacy policy was very clear when I setup the charger in the app.Correct. Only if you go through the steps to list your home as an EV charging station will it appear on the map.
It's not that important anymore, at least in urban/suburban areas. There are a number of CCS and L2 chargers in Temecula now. That was not always the case.Yes exactly I opted not to share because my charger is inside the garage and although the cord is long enough we may not always be home and we are in a gated community so access would be a problem. The privacy policy was very clear when I setup the charger in the app.
When I setup my chargepoint home charge I recall a question in the app asking if I wanted to publicly share my chargers location and I set it to no. I just double checked and my home charger doesn't show available on plugshare or chargepoint.In Canada and when my IPace needed a charge, it prompts me to go to a ChargePoint location... I know my area only has 2 public EV stations (at an IKEA - thanks IKEA) and a Mall. However my IPace showed over 20 locations... upon review I recognized them as residential homes. This is a massive privacy and data breach that MUST be dealt with swiftly. I’ve heard that ChargePoint says you must opt-out of sharing data including location and it’s a double edged sword... ChargePoint collects data from the charging station that they in turn can use and share with electric utilities and for debugging - and that may be ok with owners (ok with me) but sharing my home location publicly is NOT OK.
Please comment your thoughts and if this is only a Canada issue.
