Ohio to Phoenix - EA still the worst CPO

[Doug]

Hope this improves with Plug & Play. My experiences with EA have also been very erratic, EXCEPT in the upper Midwest (MN and SD).

Across much of I-90, EA was fast, reliable, and economically priced. Near our Pacific Northwest home, not so much.

Best wishes!

I live in SW MN and yes EA chargers in this area are reliable and work well. Most are newer and some have been updated recently. In SD EA is almost the only option for non tesla owners until you get to the western part of the state. I was made of fun of for this statement awhile back but I have had equal issues at Tesla stations and EA stations for reliability. I know nationwide this is not true but EA in our area of the Midwest has been reliable.

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[Budman]

I live in SW MN and yes EA chargers in this area are reliable and work well. Most are newer and some have been updated recently. In SD EA is almost the only option for non tesla owners until you get to the western part of the state. I was made of fun of for this statement awhile back but I have had equal issues at Tesla stations and EA stations for reliability. I know nationwide this is not true but EA in our area of the Midwest has been reliable.

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[KBabione]

I hate the way Pilot/Flying J's chargers grab me by the ankles and shakes all money out of my pockets. Other than the cost, they work well.

Ha! I agree...The Pilot/Flying J chargers in Smithton cost as much as the RAN in Breezewood. Since we only do L3 charging on long trips I'm usually more concerned with convenience and cleanliness than in saving a couple bucks when charging.

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

EA is not worth it. It's ALWAYS something. Even when it shows stations available, some would not be working and you have no idea why and will just spend minutes trying to figure out what is going wrong. They have to be trying to be this dysfunctional. I also opt out of them on my navigations. Just never worth the headache and they are not the cheapest around either to make matters worse.

TBH and in my experience, have not found Charge Point to be that much better.

I know some people like avoiding the Tesla Supercharger network, but it’s hard to beat for convenience and cost. With a subscription it’s cheaper than the Rivian Adventure Network. Although public charging in general is getting stupidly expensive in Central Ohio.

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