We’re currently exploring the data that OpenChargeMap has to offer.
One of our goals is to discern between different types of charges (according to different taxonomies).
Our first question is whether OpenChargeMap covers more than only public charging points? And if so, is there a way to make the distinction between private/semi-public/public charging points?
Thanks!
We do list some sites that are private (such as work car parks, listed as Usage: Private - Restricted Access etc) but we do not list shared residential sites (e.g. people sharing their home charger for others to use) as this has serious data protection implications for our open data set, which we cannot control distribution of.
If you look at the data itself you will see the different categories of usage etc, you can also set them as a filter when using https://map.openchargemap.io or fetching data from our API.
How should the U.S. Rivian chargers be categorized? They are only open to Rivian vehicles. I’m not sure if it should be listed as ‘Private Restricted Access’ or ‘Public - Membership Required’.
PlugShare checkins indicate that it is not uncommon for people to arrive at these chargers and be surprised that their non-Rivian vehicle cannot use the charging stations.
It’s likely that all brand restricted charging will eventually disappear or open up over time, but what we did with Tesla was indicate Tesla Only in the network name, this is easy if it affects all chargers but harder if there’s a mix.
Rivian have rapid and destination chargers, are they all restricted or just the rapid chargers?
I checked several Rivian 1772 (only) stations, and all are unrestricted. It’s a curious strategy but all the Rivian CCS chargers seem to be restricted.
I checked several Rivian 1772 (only) stations, and all are unrestricted. It’s a curious strategy but all the Rivian CCS chargers seem to be restricted.
AC charging protocol using J-1772 has no way to identify the vehicle. To restrict them to Rivian would require adding and external lock or switch which would be a turn off to even Rivian owners. CCS does have a way to identify the vehicle so they can restrict to Rivians pretty easily.
For what it is worth, the same situation exists for Tesla with its destination chargers which basically use the same AC protocol as J-1772. So if you have a Tesla->J-1772 adapter you can charge at any Tesla destination charger.
Great information, thank you!