USD $0.646 per KWh

[Jimrpa]

I haven’t had easy access to my home charger for the past few days, so I took my car to the EVgo charger nearby. 47.886 KWh cost $30.94. I know electricity is stupidly expensive in the Philadelphia area, but this seems a bit … excessive? Does this sound reasonable? Note that I am not a “member” of any charging network because I rarely DCFC.

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[Kamuelaflyer]

Good lord. DCFC in Hawaii is 51¢ per kWh 9 am through 5 pm, and that’s expensive.

 

[Space_Pony]

I haven’t had easy access to my home charger for the past few days, so I took my car to the EVgo charger nearby. 47.886 KWh cost $30.94. I know electricity is stupidly expensive in the Philadelphia area, but this seems a bit … excessive? Does this sound reasonable? Note that I am not a “member” of any charging network because I rarely DCFC.

I've seen those prices at Pilot/Flying J. I wasn't crazy enough to fuel up there and found another charger much cheaper.

 

[garyd9]

I haven’t had easy access to my home charger for the past few days, so I took my car to the EVgo charger nearby. 47.886 KWh cost $30.94. I know electricity is stupidly expensive in the Philadelphia area, but this seems a bit … excessive? Does this sound reasonable? Note that I am not a “member” of any charging network because I rarely DCFC.

It seems that most of PA has high rates, but it's always going to be much higher in urban areas.

Even my HOME electricity (about 20 miles NE of Pittsburgh) is 0.19/kWh. Between the high electricity, the new state EV tax (registration fee) and now a federal EV tax (another registration fee), I'm starting to wonder if it would be cheaper to go back to a gasoline car. (I'm sure that was the intention of the oil lobbies who pushed for all the registration fees.)

 

[E90alex]

Public charging is not cheap. You have to really pay attention to prices as they can vary widely from one location to another and even by time of the day.

The cheapest is of course charging at home. Otherwise with the price of public fast charging you’re pretty much paying the same as gas.

 

[rhougey]

I haven’t had easy access to my home charger for the past few days, so I took my car to the EVgo charger nearby. 47.886 KWh cost $30.94. I know electricity is stupidly expensive in the Philadelphia area, but this seems a bit … excessive? Does this sound reasonable? Note that I am not a “member” of any charging network because I rarely DCFC.

That’s pretty much the going rate in north California at EA, Tesla, EVGO.

 

[Jimrpa]

Good lord. DCFC in Hawaii is 51¢ per kWh 9 am through 5 pm, and that’s expensive.

Ah, but PECO only selects the finest, grade A electrons, which are then hand polished using old-world techniques, by PECO craftspeople, before being conveyed with love, across PECO’s infrastructure, using the rarest and most conductive copper from American ?? copper producers ???

 

[Jimrpa]

I've seen those prices at Pilot/Flying J. I wasn't crazy enough to fuel up there and found another charger much cheaper.

PA DCFCs don’t display prices, the way gas pumps do. The prices are buried in obscure submenus and the dispensers are made with LCD screens that wash out in any ambient light and conveniently are poorly backlit for nighttime lack of readability.

 

[Jimrpa]

In case anyone is curious, or skeptical:

 

[NJDevFan30]

Most EA stations around Philly are $0.48/kWh. Sign up for for their membership for $7 and you get 25% off. You can cancel anytime. A 60 kWh session pays off the monthly membership fee.

 

[Space_Pony]

PA DCFCs don’t display prices, the way gas pumps do. The prices are buried in obscure submenus and the dispensers are made with LCD screens that wash out in any ambient light and conveniently are poorly backlit for nighttime lack of readability.

Plugshare and Public Charging will give you the prices.

 

[JohnFoxeSheets]

Good lord. DCFC in Hawaii is 51¢ per kWh 9 am through 5 pm, and that’s expensive.

Don't let the others fool you. EVgo(away) only uses the highest quality lead-free gluten-free electrons!

 

[Jimrpa]

Most EA stations around Philly are $0.48/kWh. Sign up for for their membership for $7 and you get 25% off. You can cancel anytime. A 60 kWh session pays off the monthly membership fee.

As I said, I normally charge at home, so this was a shock to me.

That Wawa also has Tesla chargers, but I avoid using Tesla chargers when possible. As I recall, they’re in the $0.45 range.

 

[MBCook]

Don't let the others fool you. EVgo(away) only uses the highest quality lead-free gluten-free electrons!

They’re not free-range? I would never.

Slightly more on topic, looks like the going rate around here is ~55¢. I remember when it was way cheaper years ago (still subsidized?). Level two seems about 22¢.

I think my home is near 15¢ or so.

Tesla is 47¢ but at this point I’d prefer to avoid them too if given the choice.

 

[Mark Hassa]

Gas stations that have charging should post the price like gasoline. In some places they already do.

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