$93.20 36 min 31.0676 kWh added
PSA, check pricing before charging. I guess I won’t make that mistake again… I mistakenly picked the first DC Fast charger near me on this road trip. Has this happened to anyone else before?
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I was getting overcharged at EVgo randomly and couldn’t figure out why. Turns out using my rfid card that they mailed me would end up having other cars’ charging sessions billed to my account if they used the same station. Some sort of glitch with the system. I canceled that card and got refunded all the charges that I was billed. I only use the app on my phone to activate my charging sessions for any station I use now.
Someone posted about a similar experience with a Blink charger, also at a dealership https://www.reddit.com/r/BoltEV/comments/17dhads/i_paid_227_a_kwh_at_blink_what_did_i_do_wrong/
It’s not CP, its the station owner… some are seriously opportunistic. The one near me is $10 for 30 mins at 50kw. So basically assuming full charge rate 50c/kwh.
Wow that most be super premium electrons.
$3 per kw? Nope, never done that.
Yeah. 12c at home. 49c at EA. $3 there. BS. I’d decline the CC fees.
Might want to leave a negative review on Google for BMW of Newport. Only way they’ll think about changing the price / business model.
When im traveling I honestly don’t pay attention to the cost per kWh , but after seeing this post I will. After leaving that dealership a not so stellar review lol
But to be fair, that might be an F-You price to dissuade the unwashed masses from using a BMW charger. Do they charge their own customers?
My Nissan Leaf dealer does something similar (but not as expensive.) They have a paid charger but if you want to charge your Nissan you can just ask any salesperson and they carry an RFID card that will start the charger for free.
Dealers don’t want the public using their chargers, so they set “fuck you pay me” rates on them. Always check before plugging in.
IMHO this should be illegal but the law hasn’t caught up with EV charging yet.
The price for the chargers on the Chargepoint network is set by the owner of the charger and not ChargePoint. It is unfortunate, but like many things, you have to check the price before you buy.
For those who are doubting, here is the location.
Well, it is the only fast charger on Aquidneck Island! 🤷♂️
But this is Rhode Island; fhe entire state is only 50 x 40 miles. The next closest fast charger is 16 miles up the road in Barrington and charges $0.20/kWh.
Nope.
I hate these types of posts. The most important issue would be where is this specific charger. They usually just post and run. FUD
I dropped $20 for a forgotten amount of kWh, but would have been about $5 if I drove to the other side of the parking lot, if I had bothered to check prices first.
I’ve been taken to the cleaners at gas stations (never more than 2x the average cost in the greater area), but this is many levels beyond that. Absolutely predatory or a happy, but lucrative error (for the station owner).
Did it at least include a handjob?
Where is the charger? Were you also paying for parking at the same time? $3 per kW is crazy, like paying $35-$40 a gallon for gas.
Yep, in Buena Vista, Colorado. Didn’t look closely enough at the rate structure. Ended up stopping the charge after only spending $30 or so. Really annoying.