ChargerAudit – Crowdsourcing EV Charger Reliability Data

An experiment, born today on social media.

EV drivers on Twitter are frustrated by broken chargers and the lack of transparency around charger uptime metrics.

Version 0.1 of the Citizen #ChargerAudit Project is very simple.

Inspect and report on the condition of #evcharging stations and tag with #chargeraudit pic.twitter.com/FVI2tQ6iyb

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Inspect the operational status and physical condition of EV charging stations you visit. Document your findings in as much detail as you wish. Post to Twitter with the hashtag #chargeraudit.

Gateway Overlook, Elkridge, MD @evgonetwork OWEN & ERDEM, 50 kW. Both charger’s CHAdeMO/Tesla tested & proved operational. #chargeraudit Details in thread… pic.twitter.com/XBIkwzOuMi

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Sample Checklist

• Cable & connector condition
• Cable management operation
• Display screen condition
• Initiate charge via app
• Initiate charge via RFID
• Credit card reader
• Charging speed
• Tag the charging service provider
• Use hashtag #chargeraudit

To be updated…