System for charging an electric vehicle (EV)

1. A method of charging an electric vehicle (EV), comprising:

receiving a user's authentication code in a wireless interface module from a user's mobile device, the wireless interface module in communication with an electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE);

comparing in the wireless interface module the user's authentication code to a whitelist stored in the wireless interface module, the whitelist having a plurality of authorized user authentication codes;

enabling an EV charging transaction serviced by the EVSE in response to the comparing of the user's authentication code to the whitelist;

wherein the user's authentication code is authenticated to enable the EV charging transaction without concurrent access to an EVSE-related remote server;

providing power through a power cable in response to enabling the EV charging transaction;

receiving a second occurrence of the user's authentication code in the wireless interface module from the user's mobile device; and

sending by the wireless interface module an electrical current indication to the user's mobile device of a previous EV charging transaction in response to receiving the second occurrence of the user's authentication code.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless interface module is selected from the group consisting of a Bluetooth wireless module and a Wi-Fi wireless module.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user's authentication code is received in the wireless interface module directly from the user's mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

entering the user's authentication code into the user's-a mobile device;

establishing a wireless communication between the EVSE and the user's mobile device;

sending the user's authentication code from the user's mobile device to the EVSE; and

receiving in the user's mobile device a charge amount indication.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the charge amount indication is a current indication and current charge time.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the charge amount indication is a total power consumed indication.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving in the user's mobile device an EVSE invitation to connect signal;

accepting the EVSE invitation to connect signal;

requesting by the user's mobile device an EV charge rate from a charge rate service provider; and

receiving the EV charge rate in the user's mobile device.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein sending the user's authentication code from the user's mobile device to the EVSE is made in response to selection of a charge rate.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless interface module is in communication with the EVSE via

a wireless personal area network (PAN) module of the EVSE, wherein

an EVSE control module is in electrical communication with the PAN module.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the PAN module is in communication with the EVSE control module through a pilot line in communication with the EVSE control module.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the EVSE control module comprises the PAN module.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein an EVSE power relay is seated in an EVSE control box and the EVSE control box is detachably coupled to a power receptacle.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the PAN module is a Bluetooth interface module.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the PAN module is a Wi-Fi interface module.