nfrank
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PG&E in California charges $0.41/kWh for second tier rates. It's a total racket
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The future is charge at home with time of use pricing. We have that in Chicago and I'm typically paying 5-6 cents overnight.And at this stage in the game, those folks really ought to stick to ICE. Level 2 charging needs to become more ubiquitous, for multi-unit dwellings and at workplaces. Due to demand charges, DCFC will always be more expensive than L2 charging.
*cough* PG&E *cough cough*Or when your home charging rates are basically the same as the new EA rates....
RAN is free charging for Rivians; there is no comparison.Slightly off topic, but has anyone here used a RAN charger and if so, how much do they cost in comparison?
And the supposed increased competition will drive the prices down, right?It should be twice the price. People will have to pay up but it would potentially result in profits and encourage more vendors to jump in the EV charging network space.
Well that I did not know! That's nice, but I suspect like Tesla they'll have to start charging us to justify the expansion (which I'm very cool with). Rather give my $ to Rivian than EA.RAN is free charging for Rivians; there is no comparison.
One trip covers a lot of savings, I paid the $4 for January, saved me $149 so far on this trip, by the time I get home at $4 a month the savings on this trip alone will probably be around 75 months of membership.For 100 kWh under both pricing schemes you save $12. So for anyone who does use EA regularly, you only need to charge once a month for the membership to pay for itself. Really, you only need to charge 25 kWh per month for it to pay for itself.