What's a Reasonable Markup for Level 2 Charging?
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That’s more expensive than dcfc here. I can drive one mile from my house and get 75kw for 40 cents per.
Level 2 7kw is about 4 cents more than my utility cost at home.
I still charge on 12A 110v. I’ve never needed to make a change to my home or lifestyle to accommodate the car. If I need a charge fast, which is rare, the free market already solved that problem.
The owner of that charge station is gonna move the needle to whatever makes the most profit. Vote with your wallet until rates come down. Or don’t worry about it at all, because you can charge at home.
Level 2 7kw is about 4 cents more than my utility cost at home.
I still charge on 12A 110v. I’ve never needed to make a change to my home or lifestyle to accommodate the car. If I need a charge fast, which is rare, the free market already solved that problem.
The owner of that charge station is gonna move the needle to whatever makes the most profit. Vote with your wallet until rates come down. Or don’t worry about it at all, because you can charge at home.
Wait? Dont some guys drive all over the place trying to get a good deal on gas, or wait in line at Costco ?
No different.
If you like overpaying compared to the place next door because it's still relatively cheap, that's your prerogative.
That's like asking what is a reasonable rent in any place on earth. It is more of a real estate question and a low income level question.
Then complain about how getting gas the biggest time waster and a PITA. LOL
It is a time wasting PITA. Even when it's "convenient".
I can't remember anyone telling me what grand ole time they had going to get gasoline.
while its a good way to compare prices for electricity its not always accurate to compare for price of electricity when adding an electric car
Example: some bills have a large connection fee that you are paying regardless etc.
As was pointed out to me by @Astro14
if your bill goes up 30$ a month for another 300kw.. the price to charge the EV is 10cents not the overall
bill divided by kwh.
Dividing bill by kwh also does not factor in special billing such as time of use etc.
that might be taken advantage of for charging an EV vs overall household use.
My electric bill doesn't have any of that and the mentioned bill divided by KWH would actually work quite well for my bill
as well as estimating the cost for charging an EV etc.
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Cant charge at home and pay retail for Kwh usage?
Charging an EV at home is extremely popular, due to immense convenience and lower cost.
I had no idea how great fueling up overnight in the garage would be. Going to a gas station has become a chore. And an expensive one at that. I understand some car owners have their lady go out and fill up...
IMO, it has to be experienced to be understood. Ask any EV owner who charges at home.
Consider your smart phone... Compare plugging in at home versus going somewhere and paying much more, on a regular basis. Around here, many charge at work for a subsidized rate. Not a bad deal...
Not sure I understand your question, but I pay based on time-of-use, where 4:00PM - 9:00PM being the highest and late night to morning hours being the lowest. I set my car to finish charging by 5:00AM.
My home “Super Off Peak” rate is 7.3¢ / kWh. That same provider also has an EV charging network (L2 & DCFC).
Level 2 charging at their equipment during that time is 16.2¢ / kWh, plus a small connection fee.
DCFC during that time is 29.1¢ / kWh, plus a small connection fee.
Level 2 charging at their equipment during that time is 16.2¢ / kWh, plus a small connection fee.
DCFC during that time is 29.1¢ / kWh, plus a small connection fee.
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It has never been an inconvenience for me, I rarely need more than 10 gal for fill my 15-17 gal tanks and with 5 gas stations within 1/4 of a mile it is no big deal. What would be a big deal is jockeying 3 or 4 cars around to get to a plug to plug an EV in. Hard pass.
It's way more convenient to not go to a fuel station 40-52 times a year than to go do that.
In my case I have 2 cars so it's more like 80-110 trips not taken if they were EV's. They aren't.
Cars spend something like 93% of their life in the driveway - right where the home charger is.
I've never had any problem finding charging on the road, my 82 year old parents didnt either.
This isnt much of a thing anymore, but it freaks some people out, so they probably shouldn't bother.
My Wall Charger has a 24' cable. In your case, would it be that hard to park an EV within 24' in the evening, or drive a car to a gas station?
I think you could manage. Believe what you will, but the charging convenience has to be experienced to be appreciated. That's my experience.
Each to his/her own, of course.
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It is a PITA when it requires me no addional stops to fuel my car. I went from stopping to fuel 100 times a year to like 6 if I'm on the road, otherwise I just charge at home.
mine's about 11 cents a KWH at home using this method.
at work I pay 9 cents a KWH to charge in the parking garage.
Now that's VERY reasonable.
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