Here’s something those who have EVgasms never bring up, human nature. Next few times at a gas station, look at the nozzles and notice how much damage they’ve taken over the years. In a perfect world those nozzles should look nearly new but there are plenty of incompetent drivers out there. I’ve came up to pumps where the nozzle was so worn and dinged I went to another pump.
How do they plan on idiot proofing charging stations? Seems to me they would be easy to mess up and not very tolerant of use by morons.
I read that the newer BMW i3 models manufactured after March 2015 has the new firmware update to automatically unlock plug from charge port once it's 100% charged. Someone can't just pull the plug if charging, but can if no longer being charged. That's a good feature. You can't idiot proof anything, you stop one idiot and there is always another one around to ruin things.
You do raise an interesting point of connector fatigue. If it happens on your car, you likely have an expensive repair. If it happens on the charging station, you drive off unless it yours. That said, I'haven't heard of this being an issue.