Inside EVs Interview with EVgo

[generaltso]

The 3rd episode in the Inside EVs series on infrastructure was with the Chief Commercial Officer of EVgo. Kinda interesting.

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[MachEUser]

Interesting the demand charge thing is a big issue apparently:

• If EV penetration eventually reaches the level for a charging station to see 10 charging customers per day, 50 kW stations will break even at nearly all electric utility rates that GPI studied.
• For 150 kW chargers (which could include three 50 kW chargers or a single 150 kW charger), a DCFC station will break even for about half of the electric utility rates studied.
• Increasing power capacity beyond 150 kW makes it nearly impossible for a station operator to break even except in cases where the electric utility does NOT have a demand charge.

 

[Logal727]

Interesting the demand charge thing is a big issue apparently:

• If EV penetration eventually reaches the level for a charging station to see 10 charging customers per day, 50 kW stations will break even at nearly all electric utility rates that GPI studied.
• For 150 kW chargers (which could include three 50 kW chargers or a single 150 kW charger), a DCFC station will break even for about half of the electric utility rates studied.
• Increasing power capacity beyond 150 kW makes it nearly impossible for a station operator to break even except in cases where the electric utility does NOT have a demand charge.

Sounds like stations just need to go the convenience store model

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