I've driven EVs since 2013 across several states and I've never once encountered a functioning public charging station in the US that has a credit card reader and does not require payment and/or access via an app. I'm all in favor of it, and I understand they technically exist, but perhaps your specific locality requires that? It's in no way my experience.

I've driven EVs in the US across several states since 2021 and I've run across several dozen DCFC that accepted nothing but a credit card reader.

You should consider yourself a lucky individual who has had a very different experience than many of us longtime EV drivers have had.

(I should note that I have occasionally encountered charging stations that had integrated credit card readers, but they have all been out of service.)

Electrify America doesn't require you to use an app in the Pacific Northwest. You can just pay with a credit card.

There's an EVGo station near me which works with a credit card reader. Since my car supports plug and charge on that network, I used that.

First 2 steps on Walmart's instruction page:

* Donwload the Walmart app

* Scan the QR code

The article is about Walmart chargers 8-/

Even aside from that, many charging networks _do_ require "membership", "running the app", and often even require a pre-established balance on the account for the most convenient charging process.

It seems Walmart is also planning to follow this strategy, which is the point of the original objection.

Your comment wasn't scoped to only Walmart chargers. It was scoped to "EV charging", which often doesn't require an app.

As mentioned, the vast majority of my public DCFC experiences haven't used an app at all.

Add to tourism gatekeeping checklist - a verified US phone number or local bank account (popular in Europe). Oh and the "app is not available in your country".