Hmp10
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I've read that Electrify America has largely resolved its earlier issues and is now highly rated in user surveys. Apparently their early expansion plans were so aggressive that they had to source chargers from four different manufacturers and consequently were working with myriad software systems which made resolving issues very difficult. If I remember correctly, they are now sourcing chargers from one supplier as well as having made progress in resolving software inconsistencies among the earlier suppliers.
They're still not quite as easy to use as a Tesla supercharger, where you simply plug in your car and let the system identify the car and bill any charges to the payment method on file. However, Electrify America is addressing some of that issue for subscribers who pay a $4/month membership fee (which also gets you a discount on charging costs).
The thing I dislike about all the charger stations I've seen -- Tesla's included -- is that most of them are not under roofs as most gas pumps are. Plugging and unplugging your car in a Florida downpour is annoying, to say the least. Given what it probably costs to put in a charging station, the additional cost of putting a roof over the charging station would probably be relatively insignificant.
They're still not quite as easy to use as a Tesla supercharger, where you simply plug in your car and let the system identify the car and bill any charges to the payment method on file. However, Electrify America is addressing some of that issue for subscribers who pay a $4/month membership fee (which also gets you a discount on charging costs).
The thing I dislike about all the charger stations I've seen -- Tesla's included -- is that most of them are not under roofs as most gas pumps are. Plugging and unplugging your car in a Florida downpour is annoying, to say the least. Given what it probably costs to put in a charging station, the additional cost of putting a roof over the charging station would probably be relatively insignificant.
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