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That's the problem. I think that Urwumpe was thinking to some kind of charge point that could be used by the neighborhood, with thing such as intelligent plugs. The issue is that the first bored teenager or drunkard will trash the thing in no time, even if its well-designed. In France there were a couple of "free-service electric cars to rent" experiments, but overall it was a failure, maintenance and logistics costs were not worth it. Those kind of things can work on the paper, if everyone is a perfect citizen. Reality is different.
Actually, I just thought about stupid plugs. Including the good old lock-and-key cryptography. The cables are the weakness, though cutting through a 400V charging cable isn't exactly good for becoming an adult later.
Yeah, you have to expect vandalism there. If people damage cars parked in your neighbourhood, they will also damage charging infrastructure.
And since damage to parked cars is surprisingly low, I proclaim, that the golden rule might still be valid today.