EV Charging Stations (CS)

[Pib]

11 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Challenge accepted!

There are some with AC and DC, mostly off the beaten track, Mae Hong Son and Khao Laem National Park ( Kanchanaburi ) to name two .

Sure enough you found some lurking out in the sticks.  

 

While looking at that Khao Laem National Park (in Kanchanaburi) blue pindrop that did include AC and DC connectors kinda close by was another blue pindrop at the Sai Yok National Park.  I was zoomed in enough just showing only  those two blue pindrops.   But when I tapped on the Sai Yok National Park pindrop the details that popped up showed it only had AC connectors.  Well, that's strange as blue pindrops typically meant that location had DC connectors also or maybe only DC connectors.   I closed the details message and tapped the blue pindrop again but this time it show only DC connectors at that location.  Well, that strange I think.  Tap it once and it only showed AC connectors...tap it again and it only showed DC connectors. 

 

I then decided to zoom way in just on the Sai Yok National Park area blue pindrop and as I zoomed in another blue pindrop came into view and as I continued to zoom a white AC pindrop can out from behind the blue pindrop...but that while pindrop was a different location probably a couple hundred meters away.   So, your zoom level can be a major factor in showing all chargers and what type.  At a zoomed out level there still may be more chargers, DC and/or AC that was hidden by/under another blue pindrop....and those other pindrops don't start appearing to you zoom way, way in.    

 

So the moral of this story is even though you have zoomed in to "what you think" is enough to show the chargers in the area you are concerned about you may need to zoom in a lot more to where you can't zoom in no more to ensure you can see all the pindrops as one or more pindrops may be hiding behind another pindrop.  Now I've always known this from playing with the 5 other charging apps I'm signed up with, but this Elexa app seems to take it to the next level in how a person must use the map zoom function (unless they want to do a text search) probably because of all the chargers they have.   

 

P.S.  did you get a chance to test on your phone if your location and chargers disappear off the Elexa map when you have the Elexa map open and showing your location and chargers "AND then without closing the Elexa app just switch over to using another app like Google Maps, email, browser, banking app, etc., for even just a second (don't close/logout of your Elexa app)  and then switch back to displaying the Elexa map to see if your location and chargers are still showing...or your location and chargers have now disappeared leaving just a solid white Elexa map with only its menu icons showing.  See my earlier post for pictures of the problem I'm experiencing.  Would like some feedback on if it's happening with other folks also and what phone they are using.   I don't experience this problem on any of my other charging apps like PTT, PEA, etc.,; just the Elexa app. 

 

[Pib]

 

Another charging app/network that has weird zoom setup to show its chargers locations is the "iGreen+" charging network (1st snapshot below from Google Play).   

 

Now I have not registered/sign-up with this app primary because the great, great majority of its charger locations are in Bangkok where I live...don't do me much of any good on long road trips where I looking for DC chargers out in the provinces.  But I have installed the app as you can still experience the great majority of the app menus/screens/functions, etc., without actually registering with the app. 

 

 iGreen seems to concentrate on placing low power "DC" chargers such as 20KW and 30KW "DC" chargers very close to or in condo buildings, but they do have some higher power DC 150KW chargers in some locations like close to a Foodland I visit about once a week.  Heck, I didn't even know there were DC chargers below 50KW until I used this app...and did some more research regarding DC chargers.    iGreen may be of interest of those EV owners living in Bangkok and don't have access to a home wallcharger....or if you travel to Bangkok a lot and being able to charge in Bangkok for your return trip is all you really need to get back home. 

 

But back to its weird zoom function (2nd snapshot of a 4 picture collage as I zoom in).    When zooming at a level to see all of Bangkok there is just on green circle location shows a LOT of chargers instead of like other charging apps that may show a LOT of pindrops plastered all over Bangkok....being able to see nothing but pindrops.  With the iGreen app as you zoom out that one pindrop will then exploded in more pindrops...you might now see 3 or 4 pindrops where that 1 pindrop use to be  indicating a lot of chargers in those locations. But as you continue to zoom in those individual pindrops exploded/mutate again and again in more pindrops.  And each time the pindrops multiply you start realizing that the charger locations may be a very healthy distance apart....numerous kilometers apart.  And after you continue to zoom in to actually see where the particular chargers you are interested in using are actually located  you might decide the location(s) is not one you want to go to due to terrible Bangkok traffic because sometimes going from one Bangkok location to Bangkok another location just 1 kilometer away can seem like a 10 km trip due to horrendous traffic and/or the way/sois/u-turns/etc., you might have do.

 

Yea, if using the iGreen app be sure to zoom in close because being zoomed out a little too far could mislead a person as to how many chargers are in an area and "truly" just how far apart (or close) they really are.   The iGreen map zoom is kinda like a fireworks that first explodes into a bunch of lights and then a half second later those individual lights explode again....etc...etc....etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

1 hour ago, Pib said:

Sure enough you found some lurking out in the sticks.  

 

While looking at that Khao Laem National Park (in Kanchanaburi) blue pindrop that did include AC and DC connectors kinda close by was another blue pindrop at the Sai Yok National Park.  I was zoomed in enough just showing only  those two blue pindrops.   But when I tapped on the Sai Yok National Park pindrop the details that popped up showed it only had AC connectors.  Well, that's strange as blue pindrops typically meant that location had DC connectors also or maybe only DC connectors.   I closed the details message and tapped the blue pindrop again but this time it show only DC connectors at that location.  Well, that strange I think.  Tap it once and it only showed AC connectors...tap it again and it only showed DC connectors. 

 

I then decided to zoom way in just on the Sai Yok National Park area blue pindrop and as I zoomed in another blue pindrop came into view and as I continued to zoom a white AC pindrop can out from behind the blue pindrop...but that while pindrop was a different location probably a couple hundred meters away.   So, your zoom level can be a major factor in showing all chargers and what type.  At a zoomed out level there still may be more chargers, DC and/or AC that was hidden by/under another blue pindrop....and those other pindrops don't start appearing to you zoom way, way in.    

 

So the moral of this story is even though you have zoomed in to "what you think" is enough to show the chargers in the area you are concerned about you may need to zoom in a lot more to where you can't zoom in no more to ensure you can see all the pindrops as one or more pindrops may be hiding behind another pindrop.  Now I've always known this from playing with the 5 other charging apps I'm signed up with, but this Elexa app seems to take it to the next level in how a person must use the map zoom function (unless they want to do a text search) probably because of all the chargers they have.   

 

P.S.  did you get a chance to test on your phone if your location and chargers disappear off the Elexa map when you have the Elexa map open and showing your location and chargers "AND then without closing the Elexa app just switch over to using another app like Google Maps, email, browser, banking app, etc., for even just a second (don't close/logout of your Elexa app)  and then switch back to displaying the Elexa map to see if your location and chargers are still showing...or your location and chargers have now disappeared leaving just a solid white Elexa map with only its menu icons showing.  See my earlier post for pictures of the problem I'm experiencing.  Would like some feedback on if it's happening with other folks also and what phone they are using.   I don't experience this problem on any of my other charging apps like PTT, PEA, etc.,; just the Elexa app. 

 

Hoorah 🥳 

 

 

Finally, after around 20 attempts it felt sorry for me and accepted my facial scan.

 

Regarding your location and chargers disappearing:

That doesn’t happen to me, i tried it two ways, one just using my location and another selecting DC chargers and on both occasions after opening Google Maps and then going back to EleXA it was as I left it.

 

I then went further, zoomed into a blue  teardrop and chose “ Navigate “ which took me to Google Maps, started the navigation and went back to EleXA, everything was as I had left it .

Am on an iPhone.

 

This feels like a first for me, its normally me with the IT glitch !!

[Pib]

Thanks.  What is your phone brand and model?

[Andrew Dwyer]

Just now, Pib said:

Thanks.  What is your phone brand and model?

iPhone 13 Pro Max

[Pib]

Thanks.  

 

Any Android users listening in and maybe using the Elexa app...do  you have the Elexa map problem I experience with my Samsung S24+?

[Pib]

36 minutes ago, Pib said:

Any Android users listening in and maybe using the Elexa app...do  you have the Elexa map problem I experience with my Samsung S24+?

OK...I finally bit the bullet and pulled my previous 6 to 7 year old Samsung A8+ phone from its dust bin storage location.  It's still trying to update a lot of apps from Google Play as I haven't turned it on for about 6 months. But I was able to install the Elexa app while Google Play updates a bunch of outdated apps on the phone. 

 

Anyway, on my Samsung A8+ the Elexa map problem I have on my Samsung S24+ does not exist....works fine.  So, it's a compatibility issue between my Samsung S24 and the Elexa app.   

 

But I would still appreciate any feedback from Android issues if you having the Elexa map problem I described in my earlier posts...and if you do have the problem what brand and model of Android phone you are using.  Thanks.

[Pib]

40 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Hoorah 🥳 

 

 

Finally, after around 20 attempts it felt sorry for me and accepted my facial scan.

 

 

So, what do you think allowed a good face scan today.   Lightning, quality of passport picture, etc...etc...etc?

[Andrew Dwyer]

1 minute ago, Pib said:

 

So, what do you think allowed a good face scan today.   Lightning, quality of passport picture, etc...etc...etc?

Not too sure tbh, did my passport photo outside and then my face scan up against the beige outside wall.

 

After about 20 attempts with “scan unsuccessful “and “ not consistent with passport photo “ ( or words to that effect ) which gave me the brief green border I closed the app and opened it again for ONE final try it worked.

[Pib]

Yea...pretty similar to my experience.  Just seems doing it in daylight against the solid color house wall made the difference....but I can't be 100% sure.  Just glad the app finally passed me.