4.1.2. Home Charging Stations (HCS)

A home charging station (HCS) is a station that is owned by an individual who may have an EV (or several), and that station is used to charge personal EVs or can be offered as a charging station (as a service) to other EVs commercially. HCS owners are also required to register with the system by providing detailed information: identity, charging equipment, facilities, capabilities, service time, location, etc. All the information is visible to the potential user before the decision to select the service. All the HCSs can choose their own pricing per kilowatt (KW), and the EV that selects a particular HCS will agree to that price. Every HCS will receive a rating point after providing any service, and the rating points will be available online. It will help the HCSs maintain the quality of service and the pricing level. Too-costly services may be given poor ratings by the service users (i.e., EVs' owners who have used the service).
