I just called EA. Itās not every station. It is random. According to the support person they donāt know what stations are freeā¦WOW. This would be AWESOME. We have a road trip coming up 12/27-1/2. Of course, I just paid $4 for the plus pass.
Solid plan lolI just called EA. Itās not every station. It is random. According to the support person they donāt know what stations are freeā¦
That's exactly what was on my mind as well. Most of the EA stations charge well below what they need to break even. Even Tesla charges a heavily-subsidized rate (although they recently had a price hike). My guess is that this business model needs a few more years to mature before we land at a realistic charging fee.I love that EA doesnāt even make a pretense at trying to be profitable. So is VW still subsidizing this, or where is money coming from now?
Which is why we needed govt intervention for more charging infrastructure. What if EA hadnāt been required to be built? Weād all be worse off with what, EVGO?That's exactly what was on my mind as well. Most of the EA stations charge well below what they need to break even. Even Tesla charges a heavily-subsidized rate (although they recently had a price hike). My guess is that this business model needs a few more years to mature before we land at a realistic charging fee.
Paying $0.31/kWh (EA member rate) is still a reasonably good deal compared to the cost of gas, but I doubt that EA will make any profit with that rate until their charging stations are closer to full utilization.
I am pretty sure EA is interested in increasing the percentage of time the plugs are in use so they can appeal to potential buyers when they are allowed to sell the network.I love that EA doesnāt even make a pretense at trying to be profitable. So is VW still subsidizing this, or where is money coming from now?
Without EA we would be left with Avis or Hertz etc.Which is why we needed govt intervention for more charging infrastructure. What if EA hadnāt been required to be built? Weād all be worse off with what, EVGO?
Thatās weird. I had a free charging session at quartzite yesterday (12/24) evening. But, free charging was still still not activated on 12/22 though.It definitely was not free yesterday when we charged at the Quartzite EA stations and in fact it seemed to double charge us, both for the charging session and subtracted the Kwh from our hours balance! Waiting to see if the āpendingā charge converts to an actual charge and will then call EA if it does!
I got the same thing. Charged at Love's. Totally free at Desert Hills Outlets on 12/22. Since then free at Ralf's in Sherman Oaks (inside the garage, so not bothered by rain) and Target in Van Nuys. So far I used 36kWh of my free 500 kWh and driven about 600 miles on that.Thatās weird. I had a free charging session at quartzite yesterday (12/24) evening. But, free charging was still still not activated on 12/22 though.
I was traveling on the 22nd where my FordPass free miles were used at quartzite and I was pleasantly surprised with free charging at the Palm Desert Target location a couple of hours later. Free EA charging might have been activated at some point between.
On a side note, plug and charge worked flawlessly at both locations and, blue cruise did wonderfully well to reduce physical strain all through the interstate.