Elmo has a habit of using old ideas and designs. The roadster 2 with rocket space x package. LOL
Home charging..
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Elmo has a habit of using old ideas and designs. The roadster 2 with rocket space x package. LOL
Home charging..
Fritz Opel, my hero. On topic though I am liking and have high hopes for Edison Motors out of Canada with their hybrid trucks.
I wonder what the cost is, total payment per kWh?
Is there something like a "gas buddy" for EVs or do EVs get a free ride about finding cost before you get to the "pump"
Im sure this EV station for Semi's isnt going to be that cheap except maybe initially ?
So for all you EV people is there something like a "gas buddy" to know what station has the best price for charging?
AG, I can't speak for other EVs, but the Tesla screen software command, "Show Superchargers", shows you all the Superchargers near you. It shows prices (time of use), number of Superchargers, number in use and number out of service.I wonder what the cost is, total payment per kWh?
Is there something like a "gas buddy" for EVs or do EVs get a free ride about finding cost before you get to the "pump"
Im sure this EV station for Semi's isnt going to be that cheap except maybe initially ?
So for all you EV people is there something like a "gas buddy" to know what station has the best price for charging?
Of course the Trip Planner plans your route and shows you the optimal charging to get to your destination. Click on the Supercharger of choice and the battery will preheat to allow for faster charging.
While the US Tesla Supercharger location build out is extensive, the CA and especially Silicon Valley area is gonna be better than most. We are pretty spoiled in that regard.
I drove from home (Los Gatos) to Woodland (near Sacremento), about 140 miles Saturday morning. I left home with maybe 95% charge, drove to Woodland (faaaaast), picked up 2 people and headed home. Stopped at a Supercharger outside of Woodland (there were tons) and charged for 10 minutes. About $9. This was at a PetSmart; the 2 passengers went in an played with the pets. Flew home and had like 80 some miles left.
Especially with the upswing in gas prices, the fuel cost would have easily been $50.
Yes, I’m aware of all that and maybe someday it will happen like gas buddy for EVs so we can compare on a national level the cost of fueling an electric vehicle.
Some fluff the numbers. comparing the semi. They used $.10 a kilowatt hour. It would be nice if one can search right from the computer I guess buddy and see what the actual cost is.
After all, they do that with gasoline vehicles how can a consumer compare what it is going to cost them before they buy the vehicle?
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I wonder what the cost is, total payment per kWh?
Is there something like a "gas buddy" for EVs or do EVs get a free ride about finding cost before you get to the "pump"
Im sure this EV station for Semi's isnt going to be that cheap except maybe initially ?
So for all you EV people is there something like a "gas buddy" to know what station has the best price for charging?
For GM EVs, the myChevrolet/GMC/Cadillac apps show current charger status and pricing for most of the bigger networks (EVgo, EA, IONNA, Tesla, etc.). The Charging app in the car also shows live pricing and live status.
I haven’t seen an app with a big price map like GasBuddy uses. Haven’t looked for one though.
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Finally! Thanks, so pretty much 180kw chargers are 45 to 50 cents at gas stations a few miles over the border into SC from where I live and 6.5 kw chargers are 14 cents kWh... I guess if you want to spend time at the beach you don have to pay for parking and the car will stay their all day charging *LOL*
So I am curious... at 50 cents, arent we getting close to or exceeding the price of gasoline at $3 a gallon, not that it matters but others bring that up.
Either way, now some people can see the wide areas without chargers in SouthEast NC never mind they are ALL old 6.5kw (?) and what about the plugs?
Looking at the map you can see why my son had to charge 1.5 hours away on the way to our house at Buc-ee's right off I-95 the cost was the same or more if his BMW EV m40 to 50 used gas. They have 16 Tesla chargers and 6 MB I think. MB is 54 cents kWh
https://www.plugshare.com/location/385254
This is SE North Carolina.
and below NE South Carolina
The border Between North and South Carolina is that dotted line between Sunset Beach and Little River running from the ocean inland.
Here is a close up... very far and few between!
But like I say, if your lucky and can get one of two chargers at the beach the car can sit there all day instead of paying $5 a hour parking fee *LOL*
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Give or take based on gas prices, yes. Maybe worse. I know of a few EV owners who do not charge at home, but they are rare indeed. Some charge at work for a reduced or even free rate. My neighbors have 2 Teslas; they charge at the nearby Community College for 16 cents per kWh. Ha!
The #1 reason EV owners go back to ICE is charging issues. I would never have considered an EV if I could not charge at home.
From what I’ve seen, it does seem like many of the bigger DCFC networks are converging on that 45¢ - 50¢ / kWh range lately. Around me, Tesla Superchargers have gone UP to that range, EVGo and Electrify America have gone DOWN to that range. IONNA was there but dipped to 39¢ for most of the nation (will probably go back up). Circle K, Kwik Charge, Red E, Walmart and Mercedes HPC are all around there too.
Then add in monthly plans, ownership discounts, time-of-use rates, connection fees and it gets complicated. I don’t nitpick dollars, but my 7.3¢/kWh at home means it averages out to cheaper than gasoline.
In no particular order, I just go to whatever DCFCs can supply 500 amps, has the best amenities (bathroom, food, open 24 hrs), doesn’t require an adapter, has long cables and ideally Plug&Charge. I won’t give up those kind of things to save a few bucks.
Then add in monthly plans, ownership discounts, time-of-use rates, connection fees and it gets complicated. I don’t nitpick dollars, but my 7.3¢/kWh at home means it averages out to cheaper than gasoline.
In no particular order, I just go to whatever DCFCs can supply 500 amps, has the best amenities (bathroom, food, open 24 hrs), doesn’t require an adapter, has long cables and ideally Plug&Charge. I won’t give up those kind of things to save a few bucks.
I wonder what the cost is, total payment per kWh?
Is there something like a "gas buddy" for EVs or do EVs get a free ride about finding cost before you get to the "pump"
Im sure this EV station for Semi's isnt going to be that cheap except maybe initially ?
So for all you EV people is there something like a "gas buddy" to know what station has the best price for charging?
plugshare doesn't compute the routes and stops for you, but is a good plug finder app.
Not perfectly aligned, but a planning tool that can give you prices is "a better route planner."
ABRP as the Ev community would refer to them.
It doesn't route via the cheapest prices (that I know of) , but via the networks you request, then depending on what it is and if it's available - it will compute the cost for each stop and total it for you.
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I still think it's odd that it took Tesla this long to install one megacharger. If Kenworth or Volvo had proprietary diesel fuel wouldn't they want to get it to as many stations as possible?
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