Insufficient infrastructure has been the main dampener for the wider adoption of electric vehicles (EV), with user concerns revolving around the insufficient number of charging stations across a widespread area and cumbersome methods of authentication and payment. The implementation of user-friendly authentication and payment systems will go a long way in improving EV uptake.
Besides RFID cards, other emerging authentication and payment options in the EV market involve using Short Messaging Service (SMS), mobile apps, or a mobile wallet on a smartphone. Even then, registration with the charging station provider remains a prerequisite for using the payment options, which can be a stumbling block for non-member EV drivers.
“The adoption of near field communication (NFC) within the EV market can be a game changer in EV drivers’ experience,” opined Ramkumar. “It has the potential to provide secure authentication and access to authorised entities, and is being tested in Deutsche Telekom’s (DT) smart city project in Friedrichshafen. The results may prevent NFC from being written off as a mainstream technology in a connected society future.”
In short, a logical first step to encourage more EV users is empowering them with charging network availability and convenience of payments. Charging station owners will benefit from having more EVs on the road and should work towards the easy-to-use, fast, end-to-end authentication and payment services.
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