I don't think they are doing it on purpose. It started because of a system update. And given it has been more than three weeks my guess is that upgrade failed spectacularly.
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Electrify America Complementary Session Check-in
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Just charged for free at the EA CHAdeMO charger at Fred Meyers in Ballard, WA
I wonder if its a rolling thing.
I've been charging my Rivian a lot since memorial day when I first noticed the complimentary charging, but some locations stopped being free.
For example I was charged at the Sutherlin Oregon location on 09/22/2022
The only issue with the rolling theory is the Tigard Oregon location has been free for what seems like weeks. So it might be a case where the unfree chargers are simply locations where they didn't even attempt the upgrade.
One thing I've learned from my Rivian experience is the EA reliability is spectacularly bad. Like in Bend Oregon one 1 stall out of 4 was working. It was free, but that just made it worse.
Luckily thousands of Tesla's don't have the necessary adapter.
The ones with the adapter sure are taking advantage of it.
At the Tigard location I've noticed the same white Model 3 charging there the last 2 times I was there. The first time I didn't think anything of it, and they left soon after I got there. The second time I noticed they were charging to 100%.
masotime
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Date: Sept 30
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Sacramento, CA
Site: Cannery
Status: All stalls complementary
Happened to be in the area - Sacramento was one of the few places with the COVID-19 bivalent booster available.
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Sacramento, CA
Site: Cannery
Status: All stalls complementary
Happened to be in the area - Sacramento was one of the few places with the COVID-19 bivalent booster available.
I just received my 2nd adapter from Hanshow today for my M3LR. I came back here tonight at 9:45pm to try the adapter and the session is still free. Charging at 57 Kwh speed. New hobby, LOL
Charging rate is measured in kW.
Energy is measured in kWh. Your car and the charger use the right units for each.
Energy is measured in kWh. Your car and the charger use the right units for each.
The only DCFC in Saratoga on Saratoga Ave is the Chargepoint at the library. The one you are referring to is in San Jose - in the same parking lot as the upcoming new Supercharger site.
Wish I'd known it was free. I saw Randy's note on plugshare, and haven't bothered to try it.
Vol16
Member
Date: Oct 1st
Time: 2:00PM
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Site: Meijer #224
Status: every other stall complementary and 1 dead
Time: 2:00PM
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Site: Meijer #224
Status: every other stall complementary and 1 dead
Date: 10/3
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Tigard, OR
Site: Walmart
Status: All Chargers Complementary
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Tigard, OR
Site: Walmart
Status: All Chargers Complementary
IronCoffee_Max
Member
Does anyone know how long these plan to be free? Going on a road trip in 2 weeks and already plan to just use EA for most of my charging instead of Tesla (in all cases, they are near each other so I can go to a SC if the EA is not working)…just because EA is in most cases cheaper.
WhiteOnWhiteMY
Member
I agree but sometimes posters may want to be intentionally vague for privacy reasons. A +1 or -1 with a vague general area can be still more helpful than nothing.
No idea. This has been going on since at least Sept 7th (the dates the updates began per the former message). I personally didn't think it'd go longer than a weekend but it's nearing a month now.
My suggestion is to assume it won't be free when you go on your trip so that your expectations are low. If they're still free, it's gravy.
I have a Rivian so I have to use an EA network, but if I didn't I'm not sure I'd charge at an EA network even if it was free.
There are numerous problems with EA chargers
For starters they usually average at least 1 stall being broken. In fact in Bend Oregon only 1 out of 4 were working.
Then you have the issue where most customers don't understand the difference between a 150KW stall and a 350KW stall. So they'll take up a 350KW stall even if there car is only capable of 150KW or less. Or you'll have people showing up with more than 50% SOC where they won't realize it won't get close to 150KW let alone anything higher.
It's great to see Tesla's being able to charge at EA chargers because I feel like it will put additional pressure on EA to fix the situation. But, it would be pretty bad if a Tesla charged at a location with one working stall when there were 12+ Tesla supercharger stalls right near by.
It is fun seeing a Tesla at a site like Tigard Oregon where there are 8 chargers with a typical site usage of about 25% (based on what I feel is average when I pull in to charge).
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