First fast charging experience- it was free!!

[MurphyDog]

I’m in Sacramento, California and I just had my first Electrify America experience. Found the chargers using Apple Maps and it said it was free, but the Ford Pass app and EA app said 0.43 per kWh. We stopped by and everything worked flawlessly. Charged from 37% to 88% while we had coffee.

Total cost - FREE!!
It came to $20.64 and then it gave a -$20.64 discount. Fantastic.

 

[Murse-In-Airy]

No! No! No!
Electrify America is horrible. You have to spend more time on the forums. We can’t have you ruining our gripes. What will be have to complain about if you go saying this charging thing works. /s
But seriously, glad it worked for you. Did you use plug&charge? The EA app? The FordPass app? Swipe a card. Share your wisdom.

 

[MurphyDog]

But seriously, glad it worked for you. Did you use plug&charge? The EA app? The FordPass app? Swipe a card. Share your wisdom.

I have Plug and charge all setup. All I did was pull up, plug in and it said Hello Free and started to charge. It quickly ramped up to 123kw and then we walked away. The Ford Pass app sent me a notification when it reached 80%.

 

[dml105]

And it didn’t deduct that charge from your 250 kWh allotment in FordPass?

 

[MurphyDog]

And it didn’t deduct that charge from your 250 kWh allotment in FordPass?

Nope. Apparently all the EA fast chargers are listed as Free in the Bay Area. I don’t understand why and I can’t find any information on it.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

No! No! No!
Electrify America is horrible. You have to spend more time on the forums. We can’t have you ruining our gripes. What will be have to complain about if you go saying this charging thing works. /s

yup - this is clearly Fake News because charging is a DISASTER!!!!!1!!11!!11!!1!!!2!!!1!!!11!!@22!111!!!!!!! and never works for anybody, anywhere, at any time.

 

[DanCoon]

I happen to be from the Sacramento area and just got back from a day trip to Tahoe... I decided to try out the FordPass Network and hooked up to a D/C charger that was in the network, when I got home I noticed I got charged $18 for the session and it was not deduced from my free balance. Anybody else have this problem?? I activated the charger through the app.

 

[MurphyDog]

I happen to be from the Sacramento area and just got back from a day trip to Tahoe... I decided to try out the FordPass Network and hooked up to a D/C charger that was in the network, when I got home I noticed I got charged $18 for the session and it was not deduced from my free balance. Anybody else have this problem?? I activated the charger through the app.

What brand of charger were they? I only see the ElectrifyAmerica chargers listed as free on Apple Maps. I definitely was not charged anything and my balance is still 250kw.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

I happen to be from the Sacramento area and just got back from a day trip to Tahoe... I decided to try out the FordPass Network and hooked up to a D/C charger that was in the network, when I got home I noticed I got charged $18 for the session and it was not deduced from my free balance. Anybody else have this problem?? I activated the charger through the app.

I know you got this answer on your own thread about this but for anyone else that looks here - it's because the charger was EVgo, not EA.

 

[DanCoon]

I know you got this answer on your own thread about this but for anyone else that looks here - it's because the charger was EVgo, not EA.

Yep, I'm good now. Thanks.

 

[ChasingCoral]

What brand of charger were they? I only see the ElectrifyAmerica chargers listed as free on Apple Maps. I definitely was not charged anything and my balance is still 250kw.

Free. Free. Free. Free. Free!

 

[MurphyDog]

Stopped by a couple more EA chargers. Everything worked 100% and I got nearly $50 in free charging.

 

[F15Farmer]

Never had a single issue with EA Charging. I’m about 1/2 way through my 500KWh balance on Ford Pass. I do not get free charging like apparently is available in CA though.

 

[timbop]

Never had a single issue with EA Charging. I’m about 1/2 way through my 500KWh balance on Ford Pass. I do not get free charging like apparently is available in CA though.

Huh? If you're getting charging with the free kwh through fordpass, aren't you getting free charging?

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