Method and system for authorizing the charging of an electric vehicle's batteries based on biometric identity information

Embodiments of the invention described herein use biometric information for authorizing charging an electric vehicle's (EV's) (102) batteries using an electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) (202). In one aspect, a method of authorizing charging an EV's (102) batteries using an EVCS (202) is described. This embodiment of a method comprises storing, in a database, biometric identity information for one or more individuals (106); receiving, from a biometric information input device (108) associated with an electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) (202), input biometric identity information for a user (106); searching the database, using a processor, for biometric identity information for the one or more individuals (106) that substantially match the input biometric identity information for the user (106); and authorizing the user (106) to charge an electric vehicle's (EV's) (102) batteries using the EVCS (202) if the input biometric identity information for the user (106) substantially matches biometric identity information for at least one of the one or more individuals (106) in the database.