U.S. electric car charging stations to add mobile payment features

Electric car charging stations exist is to have environmentally friendly electric car drivers a big convenience. Recently, the U.S. ParkNOW and SemaConnect two companies to launch a new service, motor car drivers can help smart phones enjoy faster charging service.
Mobile payment service providers ParkNOW and electric car charging stations to reach the company SemaConnect cooperation, the main content is to allow electric car drivers can use their smart phones to scan the QR code to make payments without having to use a credit card or call customer service.
It is reported that the service in the United States, Washington, Maryland, Virginia and other states to run, namely Alexandria, Baltimore, Bethesda, Rockwell and other cities.
"Electric vehicles in popularity during the most concern is how to charge and how convenient way to charge." SemaConnect founder and CEO Mahi Reddy said, "Because of this innovative collaboration, will be able to lift electric car drivers How to turn on how to pay for charging rechargeable concerns, for electric vehicle charging and comfortable way to pay is very good consumers, we are very pleased that this was also provided. "
Compared to pay two-dimensional code, in November 2012, the U.S. General subsidiary OnStar also announced test NFC payments electric vehicle recharge (see :), two-dimensional code and NFC payments industry in a war is inevitable, with a low low price and high cost threshold is known to use a two-dimensional coding scheme into a larger and faster security but who will win the NFC solution that will last a long time is a dispute.