So when you go to a public charging station do you pay?

[revndm@queer.cool]

@bweller thanks!

[wolf@social.incognoble.com]

@revndm
Most will have to pay to charge. Our car is an exception. We bought it when the idea of EVs was crazy, so we have lifetime supercharging at no cost to us.

Rates vary by location (local electricity cost) and network (Tesla, ChargeAmerica, etc.).

If you go to a charging station that isn't in your network, you can pay with a credit card at the station. If it's working properly. Not always a guarantee.

[jtinmi@fouroclockfarms.club]

@revndm Depends. Most public charging stations do require payment of some kind. (You can use a credit card at most of them, though a lot of EV manufacturers have a network that supports autopay.) Some are free.

And yes, there are price differences - different providers charge different rates, and some stations charge differential rates based on the time of day. There is usually also a "dwell" charge - if you stay connected longer than either a set time period (usually 30-60 minutes) or after the vehicle is fully charged, there's a per-period charge to incentivize vacating the spot when you're done.

[revndm@queer.cool]

@JTinMI thanks!

[revndm@queer.cool]

@Wolf thanks!

[wolf@social.incognoble.com]

@revndm
Anytime. I live to serve.

[az@betagravity.com]

@revndm Sometimes its free but usually not, prices vary https://www.plugshare.com/

[adam@mstdn.ca]

@revndm in addition to the other replies, I would add that prices tend to vary by how fast the charger is. For example, here in BC, many of the public Level 2 chargers are set around $.29/kWh, whereas a Level 3 charger is typically no less than $.39/kWh, and sometimes more depending on the network.

[revndm@queer.cool]

@adam so how much would it cost to “fill up”? For you anyway.

[adam@mstdn.ca]

@revndm If we are charging at home, where we don’t pay at all (because of apartment building reasons), it is free, but slow (Level 1 would take a couple of days from empty). Across the street is a Level 2 charger that costs $2.50/hour, and from an empty battery to full would be about 5 hours on that charger, so $12.50. On the closest Level 3 charger, about $20. So, still considerably cheaper than gas, even on the most expensive option. Before I got rid of my Prius, it cost almost $70 to fill the tank, if I remember correctly. A caveat, these assume a mostly empty battery, but with an EV, you kind of top up when you have the opportunity. So most of the time that might mean an hour or two on a Level 2 charger here and there, and the rest at home on the Level 1. We only use Level 3 when doing road trips. All of the above is in CAD.