Electrify America: News and Discussion Thread
12-22-2022 | 12:19 PM
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Electrify America: News and Discussion Thread
Brand new Electrify America chargers that were co-developed by EA and meant to replace their old unreliable models don't work when it's cold.
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12-26-2022 | 03:50 PM
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People who truly want to support the environment and reduce the use of fossil fuel, should be cheering for EA so MORE evs are sold, and not be married to ONE company run by the biggest fuckwad since agent orange.
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12-26-2022 | 09:34 PM
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The fact that it magically started working as soon as it ticked over the freezing point leads me to believe this is almost certainly a software glitch and not a physical limitation of the charger. There was probably some test code that was left in that disables the unit when below freezing.
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12-26-2022 | 10:29 PM
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So what this means is, fewer people will embrace the ev world. Unless of course they want to support mini maggot, then I support your dreams will be fulfilled. 🙄
People who truly want to support the environment and reduce the use of fossil fuel, should be cheering for EA so MORE evs are sold, and not be married to ONE company run by the biggest fuckwad since agent orange.
People who truly want to support the environment and reduce the use of fossil fuel, should be cheering for EA so MORE evs are sold, and not be married to ONE company run by the biggest fuckwad since agent orange.
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12-28-2022 | 08:55 AM
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Some charging networks are much more reliable. For example they went to this charging location nearby and had no issues, just plug in and charge
But EA has been fucking up all over the country
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12-28-2022 | 09:30 AM
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EA is the main charging network that Ford, GM, VW, Rivian, Lucid, Porsche, and Audi rely on to charge the majority of their cars when on road trips. When are these companies going to get involved and help fix the issues?
12-28-2022 | 09:58 AM
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good question, that i don't know the answer to. But until they do, #evworldisntready.
12-28-2022 | 10:58 AM
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Luckily, for the planet, these car companies' EV sales combined are only a minority of EV sales in the US. The vast majority of EVs in the US use a much more reliable charging network
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02-05-2023 | 08:39 PM
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https://www.greencarreports.com/news...-15-price-hike
Electrify America slaps frequent EV chargers with 15% price hike
Electrify America slaps frequent EV chargers with 15% price hike
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07-31-2023 | 09:14 AM
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I'm honestly surprised that none of the major gas station companies are jumping on this bandwagon. As the transition to EV continues, their revenues are going to drop because the proportion of the population they serve is going to go down. It would be dumb of them to continue to sit on the sidelines.
08-08-2023 | 05:59 AM
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Electrify America is changing things up yet again after raising its charging rates earlier this year. Instead of pricing set the same nationwide, EA said in an email to users (including us) that it’s going to transition to station-specific prices. You know, like how every gas station sets its prices across the country.
In addition to station-specific pricing, EA will also start charging idle fees again to folks who sit at charging stations after their vehicle has already reached 100%.
Both of these changes are slated to take effect on August 17 this year, so we’ll be able to see the results almost immediately. Electrify America didn’t detail or provide a range of prices we might see via station-specific pricing, but you’ll be able to go into your EA app and see for yourself once the switch is flipped on the changes. As of today, Electrify America charges either a set rate per kWh or based on the amount of time spent plugged in — this varies state by state. The rate per kWh in applicable states is $0.48/kWh. Meanwhile, in states that go by time, EA charges different rates to folks on a per-minute basis depending on their charge speed. It’s unclear as of now what prices might change to, but expect markets with higher electricity prices to have more expensive charging than before, and markets with cheap electricity to maybe even be lower than the current rates (we can hope).
Just like before, you’ll be able to lower your costs by becoming a Pass+ member, and Electrify America says you’ll continue to save approximately 25% on all your charging by paying the monthly fee. That said, Electrify America tells us the membership fee is going up from $4/month to $7/month, so you’ll need to do some math and decide whether it’s worth the extra coin for your use case.
As for the idle fees, we asked, and Electrify America will start hitting charger hogs with a $0.40 fee per minute of extra time spent on the charger after their car hits 100%, excepting the 10-minute grace period. As far as we’re concerned, that’s the best news of the day, and it will ensure folks hop off the fast charger to let someone else in as soon as possible.
In addition to station-specific pricing, EA will also start charging idle fees again to folks who sit at charging stations after their vehicle has already reached 100%.
Both of these changes are slated to take effect on August 17 this year, so we’ll be able to see the results almost immediately. Electrify America didn’t detail or provide a range of prices we might see via station-specific pricing, but you’ll be able to go into your EA app and see for yourself once the switch is flipped on the changes. As of today, Electrify America charges either a set rate per kWh or based on the amount of time spent plugged in — this varies state by state. The rate per kWh in applicable states is $0.48/kWh. Meanwhile, in states that go by time, EA charges different rates to folks on a per-minute basis depending on their charge speed. It’s unclear as of now what prices might change to, but expect markets with higher electricity prices to have more expensive charging than before, and markets with cheap electricity to maybe even be lower than the current rates (we can hope).
Just like before, you’ll be able to lower your costs by becoming a Pass+ member, and Electrify America says you’ll continue to save approximately 25% on all your charging by paying the monthly fee. That said, Electrify America tells us the membership fee is going up from $4/month to $7/month, so you’ll need to do some math and decide whether it’s worth the extra coin for your use case.
As for the idle fees, we asked, and Electrify America will start hitting charger hogs with a $0.40 fee per minute of extra time spent on the charger after their car hits 100%, excepting the 10-minute grace period. As far as we’re concerned, that’s the best news of the day, and it will ensure folks hop off the fast charger to let someone else in as soon as possible.
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