03 Jan 2023
For a nation that embraced the mobile phone with breakneck speed, pricey prices notwithstanding, the heyday of Nokia phones in the late 90s and through early 2000s became synonymous with the thin-pin charger, which was very popular and ubiquitous at the time. Such was its ubiquity that it was assumed that everyone or every home had one and it would be available on request.
At a time when there were no power banks, this Nokia charger helped overcome ‘charge anxiety’ like nothing else. What followed next was a surfeit of aftermarket chargers and early versions of power banks adapted to the Nokia thin pin. This was a factor that propelled both brand Nokia and mobile adoption.
Cut to 2022 and we are in the midst of another transition, this time in transport. The EV transition. Ease of charging has possibly overtaken range anxiety that was so common when owning an EV. Issues beyond availability, ranging from exorbitant rates when charging via public chargers, the quality of power supplied, and issues with earthing or polarity have plagued buyers.
leave your comment