Take the ChargePoint #PrimeCharging Challenge

Okay, I submitted a picture of my Prime at the one ChargePoint charger I found in a usable place - 600 miles from my house.

 

they used to have a free charger at whole foods, always busy. then they updated it to charge point. looks fancy, but i haven't seen anyone use it yet, the spaces are always empty.

 

The rules:

Be one of the first five people to submit a photo of your Prius Prime at a ChargePoint station and you’ll win a sweet collection of ChargePoint gear, including a picnic blanket, earbuds, bluetooth speaker, tote bag, a $25 Whole Foods gift card and more.

The first 100 people to submit a photo will be entered into a raffle to win a ChargePoint Home, a Level 2 home charger that can charge your Prius Prime in just 2.5 hours.

Best of all, if you got your Prius Prime recently, your charging will probably be free thanks to up to 100 days, up to $100 of complimentary charging from Toyota.

Contest ends July 15, 2017. Winners announced July 17, 2017.​

So only:

1. "first five"
2. "first 100"
3. describing the 90 day, 'free' ChargePoint card

Makes no sense but it doesn't cost much to enter and I have no great expectations. Enjoy.

Bob Wilson

 

Yeah...my free $100 is going to expire with $100 left on it because there aren't any chargers in usable places for me.

 

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just go to the sub forum of choice, and click on the 'start new thread' button at the top right. but if you've been trying today, it's probably due to our earthquake platform.

i could use that $25. whole foods gift card. is it good for the charge point charger?

 

Hummm, does Whole Foods include cockroach egged, paper bags?

Bob Wilson

 

yup, mine expired way back in Feb. All the Charge Point stations near me are free, so what's the point?

 

Mine aren't free, they're non-existent.

 

I agree, mine expired with a $100 balance and I've never seen a Charge point station.

 

mine expired untouched - for the same reason

 

You would need to get a Prime first. You know you have been dragging your feet on that.

 

my pip used to work there before they iced everyone out with the charge point charger.

 

I know - useless. I don't need them where I live because I charge at home. I need them where I go.

For example, I recently had to go to the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora to visit a family member. From chargepoint.com:



The one charger on the campus is at a pay lot on the university campus, not at the visitor lots at the hospitals.

I can give you a dozen more examples.

 

Easley South Carolina isn't EV friendly. No public charging stations. Greenville has some but are mostly businesses or public paid parking decks. Not practical from Easley which is about 20 miles away to just charge. I would like to find a public free place to charge to take a picture though.

#1 in Easley,SC

 

i'm going to go to the website and request one for all my favorite spots, thanks!

 

I spent 50 cents of my $100 when I discovered a ChargePoint near my library in Lakewood. I entered the contest with a pic at a free ChargePoint near a HomeDepot in Golden. Thanks

 

that's what i would like to see, chargers at useful places like home depot, instead of college campus parking garages, car dealerships and the like.