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Do I need a separate account for Electrify America, Tesla Superchargers, EVGo, Chargepoint, etc, or do the chargers recognize my Rivian account and the credit card data is automatically transmitted from my Rivian account. My last vehicle was a Tesla so I never dealt with non-Tesla Superchargers in the past.

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Tesla chargers will recognize the Rivian account, but you will NOT get your membership price if you have a membership. From what others have said here if you charge 100kw or more at superchargers monthly the fee of the membership is covered by the lowered price.

The others all need either a CC or their own apps. It's annoying, but I just use a CC at most of them because I don't fast charge often enough to have 500 charging accounts.
 

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Haven't had to use a Supercharger yet. But, I am coming from Tesla & I still have a Model Y. So, I added the R1T to the Tesla app / account as an "Other EV". Do I still need to get a Tesla membership to charge the Rivian at the lower price, or does the fact that I still have a Tesla help me in anyway?

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Tesla chargers will recognize the Rivian account, but you will NOT get your membership price if you have a membership. From what others have said here if you charge 100kw or more at superchargers monthly the fee of the membership is covered by the lowered price.

The others all need either a CC or their own apps. It's annoying, but I just use a CC at most of them because I don't fast charge often enough to have 500 charging accounts.
Do I need a separate account for Electrify America, Tesla Superchargers, EVGo, Chargepoint, etc, or do the chargers recognize my Rivian account and the credit card data is automatically transmitted from my Rivian account. My last vehicle was a Tesla so I never dealt with non-Tesla Superchargers in the past.

Thank you.
I have CC account entered for EVgo, Electrify America, Chrg Point and Francis Energy (OK, KS, MO, TX, NM) Get a better rate if you have an account. Had issues in the beginning getting chargers to recognize my CC. Faster with the app for each, just the EV chargers I encounter, not ALL companies. A really good app for you would be PlugShare. I travel across country and this helps me find chargers of all kinds, charging speeds, number of chargers at a location, and ratings from other drivers. It also lists Tesla chargers if you still want to use them. But navigating now with "other than Tesla", this is a good app to have.
 
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I have CC account entered for EVgo, Electrify America, Chrg Point and Francis Energy (OK, KS, MO, TX, NM) Get a better rate if you have an account. Had issues in the beginning getting chargers to recognize my CC. Faster with the app for each, just the EV chargers I encounter, not ALL companies. A really good app for you would be PlugShare. I travel across country and this helps me find chargers of all kinds, charging speeds, number of chargers at a location, and ratings from other drivers. It also lists Tesla chargers if you still want to use them. But navigating now with "other than Tesla", this is a good app to have.
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Yes, for the most part, there are separate apps for each of the different networks. I suggest researching the networks in your region or the region you expect to travel in and install those apps and create a free account on each so you are ready to charge when needed. It also doesn't hurt to test this with a short charge so you know you have everything set up correctly. Do this before you embark on a long road trip. I have 15 charging apps on my phone, but I put them all in one folder so they don't take up a lot of screen space.

Many chargers accept credit cards, but I've had poor luck getting the credit card readers to work so I don't even try anymore - I just use the app.

Some networks offer NFC cards for free or cheap which you can use to initiate a charge when there's no cell signal. Those are worth having if you drive in some less populated regions.

Most networks have membership programs where you can get a significant discount per charge if you pay a monthly fee and use their app. Worth looking into if you are going to charge on that network more than once or twice a month. All of them let you sign up on a month-to-month basis, so sign up when you go on a trip and cancel when you get back.
 

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Oh also, some credit cards give cash back for EV charging. Costco card for example is 4%. So when you set up your apps keep this in mind so that you can get this extra discount.
 

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I made an account with all of them years ago and have all the apps. Often, a charger will have a broken screen or reader, and you have to use the app. Just as often, the app will be broken and you have to use a card. Outside of Tesla, chargers are garbage, especially EA. The Tesla membership makes sense only if you do about two major charges per month. I think the break even is around 140kWh.

RAN stations are always the cheapest in my experience, always work, and are always clean. But SCs tend to be in places with more "stuff" around, like stores or restaurants.
 

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@SwampNut, you're right that EA appears substandard -- in your region and in mine.

In the Upper Midwest, though (think South Dakota in June 2024), EA's chargers were some of the most reliable and economical around.

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I think I have about twelve charging apps on my phone. I only regret one of them (looking at you, ZEF).

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