I would be super pissed if I needed a charge and had to pay to do so
I'd be glad and thankful someone had the foresight and wisdom to use their valuable prime real estate to support EVs and provide a valuable convenience.
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I would be super pissed if I needed a charge and had to pay to do so
Savannah Airport is first 2 hours FREE. There are some others with first 90 minutes FREE. Maybe there is one where it's only 60 minutes, but if there is I don't remember it (I've been to nearly every supercharger in the US and Canada). Birmingham cost $1.50 at night. There was nothing open that I wanted to patronize so I just paid it but wasn't happy about it on principle.Agreed it is unusual, but it probably won't be there last. I was at a charger in the Midwest somewhere that was in a parking garage. I think the first hour was free, but it was still a pay lot. I suspect many people have had to pay to get out of the Savannah airport lot.
As I said in my earlier post, I suspect you will be able to get away with a 20 or 30 minute charge without paying. There is no gate (currently). You pay at a kiosk and put the slip on your dash. So, by default you have to park first. How long they will give you to saunter over to the kiosk and return is anyone's guess. On top of that, it seems the Supercharger stalls do not have the same signage that says payment is required, so those inclined to challenge the system would have a wedge they could use.
We'll all get a feel for what will and won't be allowed in the coming weeks.
I love it when people "disagree" with a post that is entirely factualPrior to three weeks ago there was literally one supercharger in North America that charged for parking (Birmingham, Alabama of all places) and even there you could get your parking ticket validated if you were a customer at any of the local businesses. 3 weeks ago they started the urban supercharger thing in Chicago and Boston, but this NH supercharger is not designed as one of those, so paying $6 to use it is unusual.
.I love it when people "disagree" with a post that is entirely factual
@Bighorn is hoping THAT annoys you enough to go straight home via a route you've already used.I love it when people "disagree" with a post that is entirely factual
Do you have any contact info for him? I'd love to get in contact with him and urge him to remove the fee for the charging.If anyone is going this morning, you might want to bring it up to their team. If you see the man on the right, his name is Jon Peterson, and he's one of the Principals of the developers of National Harbor. A very nice man very excited about the Superchargers.
What about my post was false again? Please quote the relevant (false) part so I can understand where you are coming from.your post was false. Savannah isn't free. I paid my $1hour to park there. gate attendant wouldn't and couldn't waive any fee for me. and I'm not wasting my time to hike over to terminal and find some one (who?) btw their lunch and coffee breaks to validate my ticket after I prove to them I own a Tesla -- and after I answer their questions, "you bought a six digit car and you come all the way here to hunt me down I to save a $1?". that would be a bigger cost.
suck it up and pay for parking on prime real estate or charge somewhere else.
and don't be surprised when people disagree with false information.
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Prior to three weeks ago there was literally one supercharger in North America that charged for parking (Birmingham, Alabama of all places) and even there you could get your parking ticket validated
I charged at Savannah a couple weeks ago and did not pay a dime. Looks like you are wrong yet again.there were "literally" at least two that charged. Savannah was the another one.
I paid it. happily. and pleased that the airport supported EVs by providing a service.
I had better things to do than validate my ticket in the airport to save a buck. that time is a bigger marginal cost to me than $1. but I don't clip coupons either.I charged at Savannah a couple weeks ago and did not pay a dime. Looks like you are wrong yet again.
Do you have any contact info for him? I'd love to get in contact with him and urge him to remove the fee for the charging.
I emailed the supercharger team about the ridiculousness of this, particularly the lack of alert on the nav that this is a pay for supercharger and should be avoided if at all possible.