Fast charging market is a mess. Tesla is one of the cheaper ones but only slowly allowing other brands access.
The rest of the competition is poorly maintained, new, under-deployed, under-utilized, or some combination of the 4, much of which results in awful pricing.
Most EV owners home charge for most if not all charging. I have been driving EVs for 8 years and haven't used a fast charger in 18 months I think.
If you home charge your operating costs are about 1/3 to 1/5 of ICE. So as a commuter option you can cut your operating costs vs gas by a lot with home charging.
I pay $0.19/kWh in NY, which depending on your vehicle is 3-4 miles in a decent sedan/hatch EV like Tesla 3/Y or Ioniq. So call it 18miles-per-dollar. Gas near me is running $3.49/gal, use some blending 25mpg for a sedan/hatch ICE and get 7miles-per-dollar.
Obviously a different issue for renting vehicles, road trips, etc.
The rest of the competition is poorly maintained, new, under-deployed, under-utilized, or some combination of the 4, much of which results in awful pricing.
Most EV owners home charge for most if not all charging. I have been driving EVs for 8 years and haven't used a fast charger in 18 months I think.
If you home charge your operating costs are about 1/3 to 1/5 of ICE. So as a commuter option you can cut your operating costs vs gas by a lot with home charging.
I pay $0.19/kWh in NY, which depending on your vehicle is 3-4 miles in a decent sedan/hatch EV like Tesla 3/Y or Ioniq. So call it 18miles-per-dollar. Gas near me is running $3.49/gal, use some blending 25mpg for a sedan/hatch ICE and get 7miles-per-dollar.
Obviously a different issue for renting vehicles, road trips, etc.