BBC Business News: Electric car charge-point database

[Kevin Sharpe]

"A database of where to find charging points for battery powered cars is being set up by the UK government"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15698812

[timpootle]

I am torn between thinking "good!" and "oh no, not another one".

[ChrisB]

same as what I posted here today viewtopic.php?f=30&t=3187

Teach me not to check the whole forum first

Like you Tim ........oh no not another one I have my concerns its being run by the same company supplying points somewhat of a conflict of interests I'd think

At the end of the day they are a company and they will be out to make a profit, which in itself isnt wrong, but I just feel something independant would be better.

ChrisB

[timpootle]

The government actively bringing together the disparate lists into an open-source database (just like what Kevin is trying to do) and then declaring it the official master list would be better.

I fear this will be yet another incomplete list to add to Kevin's tally of 90+

[ChrisB]

The government actively bringing together the disparate lists into an open-source database (just like what Kevin is trying to do) and then declaring it the official master list would be better.

I fear this will be yet another incomplete list to add to Kevin's tally of 90+

But I bet you PodPoint will do very nicely out of it

ChrisB