Got an email today saying EA js raising prices to 36 cents and 48 cents for Pass+ and Pass.
This makes them more expensive than superchargers in LA now. Wow.
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Got an email today saying EA js raising prices to 36 cents and 48 cents for Pass+ and Pass.
Swine...Got an email today saying EA js raising prices to 36 cents and 48 cents for Pass+ and Pass.
Says the new prices take effect in March. Yeah, it's more expensive than the main superchargers I frequent. Its been like that since they lowered the prices at the SC near me. So now I only go to EA when there are no SC around.This makes them more expensive than superchargers in LA now. Wow.
They have to get more money to do the repairs of course.I just got an email from EA. I opened it, excitedly hoping it was some declaration of how they intend to substantially improve the reliability of their existing network….
Nope, price increase announcement…
On this note, I noticed one of the EA stations I normally visit on road trips disappeared off the EA app. I hated this station becuase half the stalls have been busted for at least 2 years... On PlugShare, there's a post from EA saying they took the whole station offline to remove and replace all the chargers.They have to get more money to do the repairs of course.
Yes. This has been happening in a lot of places. They seem to be removing EA's ABB chargers and replacing them with next gen dispensers. I'm guessing the chargers themselves (in the cabinets) are also being replaced.On this note, I noticed one of the EA stations I normally visit on road trips disappeared off the EA app. I hated this station becuase half the stalls have been busted for at least 2 years... On PlugShare, there's a post from EA saying they took the whole station offline to remove and replace all the chargers.
You get what you pay for.As much as I don't like price increases, I think I've gotten a lot more free juice from EA vs. what I've actually paid or.
You get what you pay for.
Thisghetto cheapunsustainably frugal attitude is a lot of why non-Tesla EVs are going to suffer with poor infrastructure for a long time to come. There is no infrastructure fairy. Infrastructure actually does cost real money. Someone has to pay for it. If it isn't those who actually use it, it becomes a travesty as those who do not benefit have to foot the bill.
I'm not sure what your point is.By your logic, he (and me TBH) clearly got more than what he paid for, compare to everyone else who didn’t take the free charging advantage of EA’s failure.
If free DCFC is a promotion, it doesn’t need to be sustainable, and clearly it can’t be. Taking advantage of it is the point of the promotion.I'm not sure what your point is.
My point is that this is not sustainable and will result in unreliable charging networks for the foreseeable future unless you (or someone else) pays for it.
I'm not sure what your point is.
My point is that this is not sustainable and will result in unreliable charging networks for the foreseeable future unless you (or someone else) pays for it.
are the fault of unsustainable business cases and/or incompetence.unreliable charging networks
True, but I'm just saying that if someone doesn't pay for them, they have no place to grouse about them and its hardly a good position for trying to convince someone else (in this case Tesla) to pay for them for you.not the people taking the free charges from them
Not looking good for Electrify America. They’re dead last in Q1 2023 installs. What is @Mockingbird’s positive spin on this?Just wondering where our resident EA optimist @Mockingbird is, and what is his take on the current state of affairs with public charging?
Not looking good for Electrify America. They’re dead last in Q1 2023 installs. What is @Mockingbird’s positive spin on this?
They are probably waiting for the NEVI funds to be made available. (Why pay to build them now if can wait a bit to apply for NEVI funding and have the government pay 80% of the costs?)I agree but EA deployment has slowed to a crawl in California. I wonder if its because of weather or other factors. I'd expect them to ramp harder with all the new EVs on the road.
Most likely, EA has blown the VW settlement money (does anyone know where to find their balance sheet?) by building out their network, then having to rebuild it again once or twice more with (hopefully) reliable equipment.I agree but EA deployment has slowed to a crawl in California.
Why should tesla charges be available to non tesla EV's? Who paid for the super chargers?In California at least, I've switched over to use EA almost exclusively - the pricing difference is hard to ignore. 36c/kWh versus 45+ is too high - it adds up quickly on road trips which I do often, e.g. 50kWh saves at least about $4.50 per charge, which already exceeds the monthly subscription. I just wish they had remained at 31c/kWh, but I guess that is too much to ask with inflation and rising electricity costs.
Besides, I've not really noticed any significant uptake in Superchargers where it matters - like in King's Canyon (Traver and Selma are too far IMO), or in Southern Colorado (nothing convenient near Durago, Pagosa Springs or Cortez), or worse, central Nevada (Austin, Eureka on US-50) - there's still no convenient supercharger. Not that EA does any better, but you usually have to rely on other random options like EVgo, Shell and other weird third party providers.
I haven't confirmed, but it seems like Tesla just focuses more on densely populated urban areas with new installations. That's a pity IMO - it makes it more convenient in less critical areas and is probably just to offset the increasing number of Tesla EVs on the market. To me a Tesla monopoly is not great in the long run - I'd prefer EV charging that's broadly available to all EVs. Hopefully more of the new ones will have CCS "magic ports".