Charging an Electric Vehicle In Public Can Cost Triple What Fueling Up a “Gas-Guzzler” Does

Typical NON-Tesla story. Tesla Superchargers do NOT charge these prices at all. I charge my Tesla for free with excess power from my office solar system This story sounds like a gas company job.

EV Go is very expensive. I always avoid it. I feel bad for EV owners don't have access home charging solutions and must use paid public stations. I charge my Bolt at home; it costs only 20 cents per kWh.

This story makes no sense to me. I charged my Model 3 LR Tesla today and added 50kwh bring my battery from about 30% to 85% and it only cost me $18.50. That is more than I would have spent on gas (I live in NJ where gas is about $3.35 a gallon). I rarely charge on the road as I have a home charger, but this story makes no sense.

This is absolutely a “hit” article. The most I’ve every been charged for public charging is .42 cents per kwh. I’ve had an EV for almost a year and 13,000 miles on it. I’ve travelled extensively.

Another plus for an EV i’d the lack of maintenance. I have not spent one dime on maintenance - no oil charges, no filter changes etc.

I would never buy another gasoline vehicle.

Meh... The problem with an article like this is that while technically true, it distorts the actual EV ownership experience. For non EV drivers the takeaway is that EVs cost 3X as much to run, but of course, the reality is anything but. I'll concede that I have run into this and have whined about how expensive charging can be, and especially when you are trying to top up because you are afraid that you won't be able to find another charger. But then I remind myself I willingly, spent the best part of $30 / week for gas, every week. And if you are charging at home this is almost never an issue (can't remember the last time I went to a public charger but probably not in a year). No question the infrastructure is not where it needs to be (maybe, with the exception of Tesla) for widespread adoption among those that cannot charge at home (some would argue different, but for me I would not tolerate the inconvenience of having to do all my charging at public chargers). So, in the short term if I have to pay a premium for public charging so that I can extend the utility of my vehicle, then it's a tradeoff I can tolerate. But the infrastructure is only gonna get better which should negate the need for last 10% charging as well as driving down the cost through competition.

The charger charges by the minute you used... And you went above 80% which slows it to a trickle. Extending your time by about 100%. Real cost was probably less than $4. Lastly it's not etiquette to go to 80%... It's rapid charging to 100% eventually damages the battery... Please read.

I own a 2019 Nissan Leaf SV, and it performs very close to what the manufacturer said. It goes 3.333 miles per kWh or it uses 300 watts per mile. To answer your question, I used an EVGo charger one time because my battery was “low” and it cost me $11.18 to go from 6% to 85% or from 8 miles left to 114 miles. EVGo charged me 43 cents per kWh or 10.5 cents per mile. When I charge at home, it is FREE because I have solar and we overproduce every month. Otherwise it would cost us 27 cents per kWh to charge at home. And we live in California so our electricity costs are at least twice the national average.

I pay $10 for a full 240 mile charge on my Tesla. You know, on road trips. Otherwise I charge for $600 a year at home for $10,000 miles, which is vastly, vastly superior to any ICE auto. In other words, I'm saving about $3K/yr, bringing the lifetime cost of my Tesla to under $30K. It's the cheapest luxury car there is.

This probably isn't allowed here but I will say it anyway. I don't like 100%Ev. I would maybe get a hybrid half gas half electric. But I can't be sold on 100% battery. I can't be limited. I like what I have now I can hop in my 16 ford focus and go when I want for as long as I want. I deeply resent people trying to force us all into these oversized golf carts and eliminate fossil fuels. To each their own if people want to do that lifestyle have at it. I don't think it's right to force that lifestyle on me. Which is unfortunately what democrats want to do. They can never stay on their side of the fence and leave their neighbors alone. Gotta be all up in my business telling me how to live me life. Just leave me alone go drive ur golf carts and be happy and let me be happy with my fossil fuel cars.

Where did you find premium gasoline for 2.90 cents a gallon?

The only way I would buy one is if the car could recharge itself while driving. The manufacturers could make a self charging device ( alternator, generator) powered off any one or pair of wheels

I charged my 2021 Model Y LR at a Tesla SC last week. At arrival I was at 80% Soc. I was stuck in traffic and was rerouted to a road that was in front of the chargers, so I stopped. Normally, I would not charge at this Soc. I was there for 25mins and it put 17% into a 75Kwh battery. Sorry, not sure how many miles that was but the cost was $2.54. I know it was more than 34 that you got in your Bolt?

I have owned a Fiat 500e for five years now. It is my daily driver, and was the first of the Fiat 500 EV's, so it's range is limited by comparison to newer EV's. I regularly charge at home and at public chargers. Where I live, pay chargers are provided by Charge Point, and Blink. Even though I can't utilize the fastest charge options, I have never paid more then 6.00 to fully charge, and on average I pay about 3.00 to charge for about 30 min. which is more then enough for my return trip home, which is about 25 miles.I have only had to service my car twice, both times due to the 12 volt battery, which can cause problems in ICE cars also. I never have to worry about oil changes, fuel filters, spark plugs, none of the costly maintenance that comes with ICE vehicles. The regenerative braking system has also meant I have not had to service my breaks, not even once yet in five years, and I have them checked regularly. I charge at home overnight when the electricity rates are lowest, and it costs less then 15.00 a month, yes a month, to charge my car at home. So I charge an average of 3 times a week at public chargers, and 3-4 nights a week at home, meaning that I have not paid more then 30.00 a month for charging as long as I've owned the car. Add fuel saving to maintenance savings, and it's several hundred dollars a year less then when I owned an ICE vehicle. I will never go back to an ICE car. There are definitely overpriced public charges, just don't use them unless it's an emergency.

I have to agree with the article. Every state has regulations that govern gas stations making sure they don't rip off customers. There is zero regulation of charging networks. So yes they charge whatever they want. Charging at home yes is awesome super cheap. But what about people who want to own an EV but only have on street parking like millions in cities? They will be forced to use public charging. Sure some hotels offer free charging. But I was burned a few times even by that. Some charge you "parking" fees once your car is charged. So unless you unplug as soon as its charged up boom you get hit with fees 10 or 20 times even more than the charging fee. I got a 30$ fee once for being plugged in 2 hours more than it took to charge up my car. And these fees are not always advertized beforehand. As either the sign has fallen off or vandalized etc.
My brothers wife wanted a tesla desperately. They live in philly with only on street parking at their house. Once they realized how difficult it would end up being to actually drive 7 miles in city traffic to the nearest charger(not even a supercharger). And the numerous other hurdles they ended up with a much more sensible(for their situation) hybrid.
Personally I traded for an I8 (plug in hybrid) for my model S after only 6 months. Plug the i8 in overnight the 30 miles is more than I need for 99% of my errands I run. Plus on trips with the gf, after getting it tuned 40-44mpg highway at 80+ mph. To get any decent range on the S you had to keep it at 70 max. Even then we preferred taking our diesel x3 on trips instead of the S especially out to the western states. More comfortable, 650 miles between fuel stops and it loves to pur along at 90+ and still average 33mpg.
Why I traded in the S. Number one was interior fit and finish. B Pilar trim falling off, roof liner sag they did replace the roof+trim completely but took 3 months of nag and then still had the one b pillar trim would come off if you hit a bump just right. They really only put in the missing clips from factory not actually replacing it. Even though it had become dirty/scuffed from falling off so much. Loved the S performance. But driving it sporty meant horrid range. I'm waiting a few years now till pure EV is more mature. Then maybe I'll try again. Once EV's with 200-300 miles range that charge in 10 min become the standard you won't hear complaints from most then it will just go back to how people used to shop for a car. Their needs/budget, plus personal style, and then efficiency, sportiness.

Seriously though legislation is needed to regulate ev charging in general to make it as standard as gas or diesel. Then you won't see articles like this and ev will become much more consumer friendly.

In TX, price is usually $0.03 to $0.07 per minute @ 150kwh fast charger. My Cost averages around 4 dollars to add 200 miles of range.

I would suggest using a different charging station if you're spending that much money.