And this strawman is equally preposterous.
This has class action written all over it.
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EA is an exercise in frustration, especially if you frequent the DC-NYC corridor. Stations are always full and theyāre at horrible locations. Who wants to detour off 95 to East Brunswick. Tesla has chargers at every rest area on that stretch.
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Does EA have Tesla chargers?
Found out today the hard way that EVGo does.
They sell ccs1 to nacs adapters so a Tesla could charge at EA.
I have no problem waiting for a charging spot but they donāt really have a structure for queuing. People just randomly park nearby.
Youād think they would assign a holding parking spot thatās numbered per station. Idk.
At some point thereās gonna be a fight because of this. And since itās the good olā USA itāll involve guns.
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holy F those prices
4 minutes 2.5 KWH
Yeah thatās why I use the Appalachian corridor (I-81) when I head up that way. No I-95 shenanigans for me unless absolutely necessary!
Not buying it, your average BEV driver isnāt a gang banger or backwoods yeehaw prone to let their temper boil over over petty BS.
Seriously though weāve been driving electrics for years and save for your occasional entitled twat most are the friendliest folk youāll ever meet. Many (myself included) will even take time to guide you if youāre having trouble with charging equipment.
I like your view on us EV drivers. Until EV pickup trucks become popular (Silverado and Ram).
We all know Ram dealers require a minimum of a few felonies to qualify for purchase.
Haha,
Look at all these āhackrsā whining about waiting to charge for FREE 
guess HYDROGEN is the REAL FUTURE and hence itās still FREE for us-so, no complaints here whatsoever 
Iāve never had to use EA before, as I still have my credit with EvGo from 2020 incentive so been using that only on Vegas trips at 350KW stations with a CCS adapter from Tesla (this station doesnāt have a Tesla cable yet)
I wouldnāt mind charging at EA if EA was Free to charge, thereās a station a few miles from my home, I mean after all we are āHACKRSā and anything of benefit to us, is great for our EGOās 
#Hydrogen4Life
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Manufacturers signed a deal with EA and EA simply cannot deliver. Itās been well established the money should have been placed in the infrastructure to support BEV vehicles rather than throwing it onto the consumer directly via federal rebates. Until more manufacturers begin to limit the charging sessions people will keep taking advantage and charging till full SOC. MB has already sent out emails starting from Nov.1 free charging sessions will decrease back to 30-minute complimentary sessions, however, the problem isnāt the amount of MB vehicles at these chargers but rather the amount of new BEVs with free sessions.
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My problem hasnāt been with EA as such but with the people charging. I understand ques and stuff but, if you are at 98%, and it will take another 10 mins to goto 100%, just move!
Lots of easy things EA can do today:
- Hard limit to 30 min sessions. Charge $10 a min after that or something ridiculous
- Have a way to que
- Prevent people from charging >90% when there is a que, or charge that extra for that power
Iāve had to ask 3 times for Lucid owners to move their cars when they are sitting around 98-99% ( I donāt know why this is always been Lucid owners).
When VW/Audi lost the 1.8T sludge class action itās not like literally every engine failed nor did the OEM promise 99.9% uptime. If it can be summed up in one line, itās āA lot of those engines failed.ā Thatās all it took to win the case.
IANAA but from what Iāve read on newsworthy cases over the years the T&C isnāt always the deciding factor. Some company could bury the legal jargon equivalent of saying āour product is garbage and doesnāt actually workā in their T&C but that would not necessarily be a defense.
Often it comes down to āwhat could a reasonable person be expected to understand/assumeā about the product.
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EA could just do a better buildout and fix their stations timely and not impose ridiculous and frankly impossible to enforce actions.
- It goes to per kWh after 30 minutes
- Not possible, even Tesla canāt figure this one out.
- You donāt know other drivers personal situation like if they have to close a long gap with no or unreliable chargers and neither does EA. Ridiculous and Irresponsible.
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Its cheaper to pay for regular gas than pay EVGO in CAā¦
2 days ago, I was very low on charge, so I charged at EVGO as a alternative. It was chilly. To drive 30 miles, I charged 13kwh, which cost me $8.
If I had a regular gas SUV, those 30miles would have been about 1.2 gal or $6.
Explain please?
Probably right. I charged at EVgo and ChargePoint a few times when I needed to, but never paid attention to how much it costs because I charge mostly at home. But Iāve read that public charging can cost more than small gas cars