Writing in Slate, Microsoft's online magazine, Mr Myhrvold explains that the main problem with usage-based charging for electronic information is that it is an artificial distortion of the underlying economics.

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As we arrive at the charging area, Mr Reeves points out an immediate problem.

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That final possibility -- battery charging -- leaves open the possibility that the problem could reside outside the battery itself.

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The problem is that, without full-backs charging forward to provide support, too often they find two men blocking their way to goal and attacks peter out.

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These types of solutions require real-time QOS decisions, perhaps based on distributed charging models, requiring an online dialogue when the system detects a problem or opportunity to offer better QOS. Service data flow detection could also help determine the value of a particular service at a particular instant.

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In order to improve the experience of charging on a road trip, Tesla has done a number of things to help solve the problem of a (relatively) long stop time as well as the already high popularity of the Superchargers.

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