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flyingcheesehead
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What are you all paying to charge away from home in places where there's not a free outlet?

 

I love the quiet ride in EV mode, but it seems like the few charging stations that are available around here are horrendously expensive. I see prices around here like $2 to plug in plus $2/hr. That means a full charge would cost around $7, which is roughly equivalent to spending $14/gal on gas!

 

Anything where a full charge costs me more than about $1.10, I might as well be burning gas, with prices where they are today. If I can't get a full charge for the cost of half a gallon of gas, there's not much point.

 

I have *never* seen a charging station that even comes close to being worthwhile financially. Is it this way everywhere?

 

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I'm on the Central Coast of California, and I've yet to find a charger that isn't free.

I've found chargers in grocery store parking lots, shopping malls, Target, Home Depot, and city-owned parking garages. The vast majority of the are Clipper Creek; you plug it in, there's a loud 'thunk' from the box, and you're off and charging.

 

I wonder if these units are subsidized by the state air quality commission, or just good PR for the businesses?

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In Austin, TX we have some 150ish ChargePoint chargers that are $25 for 6 months unlimited from the city utility. You'd think all the PHEV and BEV would advertise that fact...

 

I'm getting solar panels within the next month, so with the ongoing credits from that, it'll cover the $25 fee too...

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