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Charging to Charge
By: Arks Date: August 15, 2023, 1:21 pm
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Just got an email from Tesla saying...
Tesla’s newest version of the Wall Connector allows you to set a
price for electricity, turning your Wall Connectors into a
revenue stream. You set what ever price you want.
The new charger automatically charges the user for the use of
the charger, and they send me a check quarterly.
My chargers are currently free to all, and it costs me about
$80/month to have them. The energy charge isn't that high for
the charging, but it's on its own meter so there's also a
monthly meter charge, plus high demand charges on that meter, I
guess because most car charging is done in the daytime.
Anyway, I'm ordering one of these. It's $500 (I'll probably do
the installation myself. It's basically just unhooking the old
charger and hooking up the new one. The power lines are already
run from the meter.) It will pay for itself in a few months, I
think.
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Re: Charging to Charge
By: Tom Date: August 16, 2023, 2:26 pm
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I received same offer. For me doesn't work -- almost all
charging is registered guests. Surprised: $500 for the device is
cheap, for Tesla, that means they make money off it too.
A guest with a Tesla, works for Tesla managing their
supercharger demand and electric power purchases. They
apparently buy on the wholesale market like a small utility and
can shop prices and manage charging rate to optimize profit they
make off the customer. I'll bet this is getting significant,
which is why Tesla appears open to allowing non-Tesla vehicles
to use their superchargers.
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Re: Charging to Charge
By: JimBoone Date: August 17, 2023, 7:21 am
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Non-Tesla charger at our location but few users besides myself.
Used to get non-guests with Tesla asking about charging but now
have a supercharger in town as well as some fast charger options
for non-Tesla.
Reading the EV forums/groups on Facebook many seem to take
advantage of "free" chargers just because it is free, a charge
may at least cut down on that sort of use.
Arks, be sure you have the switch turned off, we need you here
my friend.
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Re: Charging to Charge
By: Arks Date: August 17, 2023, 7:44 am
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[quote author=JimBoone link=topic=33.msg200#msg200
date=1692274916]
Arks, be sure you have the switch turned off, we need you here
my friend.
[/quote]
Ha! Thanks! I'll be sure the power is off at the meter. I've
installed them before...but I was a bit younger and sharper
then!
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Re: Charging to Charge
By: Arks Date: September 10, 2023, 1:14 pm
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I just noticed someone broke the end off my Tesla charging
cable, the part that plugs into the car. The electric connectors
are still there, and they still work, but the black plastic
housing is broken off.
When you insert the plug into the car, the car locks on to it to
hold it in place. I suspect someone had a hard time unplugging
it, so they finally just snapped it off so they could be on
their way. Whoever did it didn't admit to it, of course.
Luckily, I had already ordered a new charging unit so I'll be
replacing the broken one soon anyway.
What really irks me, though, are the people who just throw the
charging cable on the ground when they're done. We always keep
it coiled neatly on the storage section of the charger unit.
Then people come and take their free charge, pitch the cable on
the ground and drive off. It only takes one bad apple to spoil
the whole bunch.
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Re: Charging to Charge
By: Tom Date: September 10, 2023, 1:59 pm
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I've had a Tesla and a J1772 charger for 7 years.
My own, non-scientific generalization: Tesla drivers act more
entitled: they are owed the charge, so why keep the equipment
neat?
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Re: Charging to Charge
By: Arks Date: September 10, 2023, 3:57 pm
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[quote author=Tom link=topic=33.msg252#msg252 date=1694372373]
Tesla drivers act more entitled.
[/quote]
I agree. Likewise, I removed my brochures from our local
airport. Only owners of small private planes land here, and I
found them to be horrible guests to deal with. Absolutely feel
entitled. Not all, or even most, of course, but enough that I
decided to ask the airport to stop sending them my way! Let them
give Days Inn a hard time, instead of me!
#Post#: 254--------------------------------------------------
Re: Charging to Charge
By: gillumhouse Date: September 10, 2023, 5:51 pm
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I agree - they cannot be bothered to coil it neatly. This
morning, the end was where it belonged, but the cable was just
laying on the deck & ramp. I guess it is just too difficult and
taxing to coil the cable around the obvious holder (just look
over to the right at Unni to see how it is done).
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