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[dead] SlipperySlope
Interesting and commendable that California dept of agriculture is setting the world standards for electric vehicle charging stations.
thbo
What better display than the 15” to 17” screen directly in front of you on the dash in the Tesla while waiting out the charging session, which already shows all charging data including price? I mean even trains are going away from physical signs along the tracks to everything just showing on a screen for the driver.
clouddrover
The idea is to ensure that users are informed about the amount of electricity they're paying for. The number of kilowatt hours drawn from the charger is not the same as the number of kilowatt hours that end up in the battery.

Here's a demonstration on an Ionity charger with a Tesla Model 3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPrVZtzAqX4

In the end the charger delivered 65.5 kWh but only 61 kWh was added to the battery. 4.5 kWh is a difference worth knowing about.

perl4ever
Being billed for kWh at all and not time seems like a far more important part of regulation.
clouddrover
All the parts are important. It's regulation that has to be followed.
IXxXI
California passing regulation to restrict innovation and progress as usual.