摘要 |
<p>The use of micropayments to make the payment for electrical consumption used to charge an EV (102). In one aspect, a mobile device (106) such as a cellular telephone ("cell phone") is used to make the payments. In one aspect, a method of payment for charges associated with charging an electric vehicle (102) is described. This embodiment of a method comprises receiving electrical consumption information related to charging an electric vehicle (102) at a charging station (104). The electrical consumption information is associated with a mobile device number. The electrical consumption information is authenticated. The cost for the authenticated electrical consumption information is included on an invoice (114) for mobile device usage associated with the mobile device number.</p> |