ABSTRACT
This chapter describes a hardware device to enable the sharing of personal and private charge points. An equally important problem is that of charge point anxiety; that is, the angst associated with the inability to access a charge point when charging is required. The situation in the context of charge points is particularly frustrating in Ireland. The solution advocated in the prequel to both of the problems is to allow owners of parking spaces or charge points to make these available to others in exchange for monetary reward. Demand for public charge points often outstrips supply and in such situations it makes sense to augment the public charge points with private ones. Second, in Ireland, public charge points are deployed by the State, and accessed for free by registered Electric Vehicle owners who qualified for a state grant to purchase their electric vehicle.
