Chargepoint is putting outrageous temporary hold charges on all charging stations. Probably some MBA fucking another business up.
Hi Person,
We’re writing to let you know about an important update to how payments are processed at ChargePoint stations.
As part of your use of ChargePoint services, a temporary hold charge of $50 for AC stations and $75 for DC stations will be placed on your payment method for each applicable charging session. Once the applicable charging session ends and the hold charge is removed, you will only be billed for the actual charging cost.
For more details, please see our FAQ: https://www.chargepoint.com/drivers/support.
Thank you, Team ChargePoint
Then what the hell is the point in the context of chargepoint? They didn't do this before and did require a payment method on file for all charging sessions. I use a chargepoint charger every week, it is a free charger but requires a payment method. I'm willing to guess that even these sessions will place the hold.
If a customer runs up a huge charging bill using Chargepoint, Chargepoint wants to make sure it will get paid for it. Thats what the *authorization * (hold) does. It allows them to do a settlement where they actually get paid.