Electric charging connection fees vary from provider to provider; some are even free to use.
Volta Charging
First, let’s get this out of the way.
There areways to charge your EV for free.
This might sound crazy, but trust me, it’s true.
There are EV chargers that are completely free to use, like Volta.
Volta uses an ad-based concept to provide free charging to its customers.
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Beware, though,Voltais no longer offering widespread free level 3 fast charging, according to their website.
Payments are needed to manage the higher charging demand from the rapidly increasing number of EVs hitting the road.
This is disappointing, considering that Volta’s business model was super revolutionary.
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This price structure actually edges out the non-subscription prices many of the other EV charging stations offer.
This is good to see, and hopefully, they can find a way to keep them free.
Electrify America also offers a subscription service for frequent visitors who want to save money while charging.
The price you’ll pay for using the service depends on your region.
Many charging locations, like the ones in Florida, offer rates based on a per kWh basis.
Electrify America’s subscription service charges you $4 a month and will reduce the cost of charging.
Electrify America also offers per-minute charging in some locations.
This is reduced to $0.12 per minute using the $4-a-month subscription.
The 350kW bracket will balloon the price you pay across the board.
It’s important to note that prices will vary depending on your region.
Tesla Supercharger data pipe
How does the most famous EV charging data pipe stack up?
This is very similar to Electrify America’s structure, but Tesla’s approach is even more complicated.
Tesla offers four tiers of charging prices based on speed.
The higher up the charging speed ladder you go, the more expensive the per-minute charging rate becomes.
Charging at $0.50 per kWh (or more!)
Better yet, if you really want tomaintain your EV’s battery, charge it slowly at home.
This will stress out the battery less.
The only drawback with Volta is that their connection is tiny compared to the bigger charging networks.
Hopefully, they’re able to keep expanding and offering great pricing schemes.
