surfingslovak
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Announcement: Plugshare and Recargo Merge
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DNAinaGoodWay
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It says: "under the PlugShare brand", so I guess it'll be called Plugshare.
This is good, saves checking both of them. PlugShare was more up to date, and used more by us, but Recargo has a useful link to Yelp and PluginCars.com.
This is good, saves checking both of them. PlugShare was more up to date, and used more by us, but Recargo has a useful link to Yelp and PluginCars.com.
adric22
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I've spent a lot of time the last month driving around the Fort Worth area and updating plugshare with more accurate map pointers, removing non-existent stations, adding better descriptions, and taking photos. I hope all of my work doesn't get deleted with the merger.
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Yes, let's hope so! With a little luck, the PlugShare database will grow through an import of the Recargo database. It sounds like Recargo might be the holding company, but PlugShare the product name and brand? I didn't realize they owned PluginCars.com as well before reading this announcement.adric22 said:
DNAinaGoodWay
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Around here, PlugShare has always been more active and better updated, incorporating Recargo probably won't add many new sites, but I too hope it doesn't mess up PlugShares data.
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DNAinaGoodWay said:
Exactly what I'm thinking, too. This is PlugShare's game to lose.
DNAinaGoodWay
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From the Recargo website:
As part of the merger, the companies services, including charging station directories, will gradually integrate into one unified app with the combined location information, charging capabilities, driver reviews and photos of thousands of charging stations across the continent.
The complete suite of Recargo products now includes:
Consumer products and services:
PluginCars – the web’s premier site for reviews, user forums and guides about purchasing and owning plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles
PlugShare – a cause-based social network that allows users to find charging stations and connect with other plug-in vehicle owners
Recargo Station Finder – finds electric vehicle charging stations, searches for food and activities via Yelp, and connects to news from PluginCars.com
GreenCharge – displays driving patterns, charging costs, and environmental impact on iPhones and iPads
As part of the merger, the companies services, including charging station directories, will gradually integrate into one unified app with the combined location information, charging capabilities, driver reviews and photos of thousands of charging stations across the continent.
The complete suite of Recargo products now includes:
Consumer products and services:
PluginCars – the web’s premier site for reviews, user forums and guides about purchasing and owning plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles
PlugShare – a cause-based social network that allows users to find charging stations and connect with other plug-in vehicle owners
Recargo Station Finder – finds electric vehicle charging stations, searches for food and activities via Yelp, and connects to news from PluginCars.com
GreenCharge – displays driving patterns, charging costs, and environmental impact on iPhones and iPads
davewill
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Yep, more is not always better.DNAinaGoodWay said:
KeiJidosha
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Both sites were very good, and constantly improving. Maybe because of the competition. Benefit of consolidation to drivers is crowd source effort is not split or diluted between two sites. If commitment does not waiver, this is a good thing.
DNAinaGoodWay
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I sent an email to Recargo with Congrats and concerns.
From Recargo customer support:
"Thanks for your message. We're excited to be one team now and will have news about the merging of data in the coming weeks. Making sure we preserve all of the data from both apps is our top focus. There's tons of photos and checkin information from each that were missing from the other. It's going to be great to have all the data integrated soon.
Happy Charging,
Nick"
I think a lot of people didn't want to be adding and updating stations in multiple databases and chose PlugShare as the default.
From Recargo customer support:
"Thanks for your message. We're excited to be one team now and will have news about the merging of data in the coming weeks. Making sure we preserve all of the data from both apps is our top focus. There's tons of photos and checkin information from each that were missing from the other. It's going to be great to have all the data integrated soon.
Happy Charging,
Nick"
I think a lot of people didn't want to be adding and updating stations in multiple databases and chose PlugShare as the default.
edatoakrun
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I can't get the DC locations from either site.
http://www.recargo.com/search" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And at Plugshare, I only can see the "filter" box, on a blank map.
http://www.plugshare.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Plugshare's app is up, but showing only a fraction of the Central CA DC's.
Any suggestions?
http://www.recargo.com/search" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And at Plugshare, I only can see the "filter" box, on a blank map.
http://www.plugshare.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Plugshare's app is up, but showing only a fraction of the Central CA DC's.
Any suggestions?
KellyROlsen
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Recargo was a decent site before the merger. Now it is not reliable. As just mentioned, you could once filter the search results. for instance, if you wanted to check for J-plug chargers only or Quick Charge only or any combination you could do so. They dropped that feature for some dumb reason. The website has that idiotic message saying that the search feature will be up by May of 2013, and it is not.
I sent an e-mail over a month ago about the feature and their out of date message and got an automated answer saying a "ticket" has been opened and I would get a reply soon. Of course, no reply has been forth coming.
I don't use the site much anymore.
I sent an e-mail over a month ago about the feature and their out of date message and got an automated answer saying a "ticket" has been opened and I would get a reply soon. Of course, no reply has been forth coming.
I don't use the site much anymore.
planet4ever
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Could it be a cookie problem? I have no trouble seeing the map or using the filter, but I do have ten cookies at plugshare.com. Check to be sure you aren't prohibiting cookies from that site. If you don't know how to do that, tell us what browser you are using and someone here will know.edatoakrun said:
If by "Central CA" you mean the San Joaquin Valley, AFAIK there are no DCQC chargers south of Sacramento (well, technically Elk Grove), only Tesla Superchargers. And Plugshare can be set to exclude those.edatoakrun said:
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DNAinaGoodWay
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Eight months on and I've just started to see Recargo comments and photos showing up on PlugShare, with this: "(from Recargo)"
Sure hope they don't screw PlugShare up somehow as they go forward.
Sure hope they don't screw PlugShare up somehow as they go forward.
DNAinaGoodWay
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PS now has a link to Yelp for local attractions.
Recargo still up, wonder if or when it will come down.
Recargo still up, wonder if or when it will come down.
walterbays
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What would you do if Plugshare went away? https://productforums.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer#!categories/maps/news Though my reading of the worst case outcome of Google abandoning Classic Maps is that Plugshare will stop working on the desktop but will probably continue to work on mobile devices. Does anyone know for sure if Plugshare will continue to operate and if they have any contingency plans if Google Maps falls out from under them?
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