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This is great news. KIA also recently announced a partnership with Electrify America to solidify its Nationwide charging strategy for its electric vehicles.

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Any company that thinks they had a monopoly on electric vehicle technology better think again. If you really do like the idea of Electric Vehicles increased competition is welcome news - cheaper prices-better quality and most importantly more consumer choice!

We have a KIA Plug In Hybrid and it will basically already drive itself with one distinction-it has a sensor that makes you keep your hands on the steering wheel. They have the self driving function as well as other technology to place in their Electric Vehicle offerings.

 

Ok - Thinking again . . . .
last time i tried an Electrify America DC QC ??
it had a theoretical 50kW charge speed (mediocre)
it had an ACTUAL 40kW charge speed.
it had a taper rate to 20kW's by the time it ran for just 5 minutes

Its FEE was FIRST based of a $1 hook up (so you're forced to amortize THAT by staying long enough to absorb THAT cost.
Its FEE was THEN based on 99¢ per minute (rather than per kWh fee base) but you can pay MORE money/month for a better rate
Totals: Long story short? ~20kWh's cost over 70¢ kWh.

70¢ to go 4ev miles is like getting 40 miles of gas rage at $7.00
yet even calif gas is only $3.50/gallon, which gets you 80 miles at 40mpg - & nearly every other state gas is cheaper!

Hi QC fees beg the question: Why would anyone switch to EV, if they had to use Electrify America.
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Electrify America plan

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Inside Electrify America’s plan to simplify electric car charging | Ars Technica

 

I looked at their suggestions site. It allows comments about where would be good locations and such? However, if you want to discuss their obscenely llhigh priced electricity? You're not allowed to comment - because it doesn't fit within their parameters. Isn't Electrify America partnered with VW? Investment/finess that were forced upon VW due to billions VW had to pay in fines? If that's the case, one would think the prices would be more reasonable - especially with several States now under a dollar a gallon for gas. Does anyone who gets gouged at the electric pump not feel animosity towards the company that does it? If charging fees don't crash - the way gas prices have crashed, it becomes pointless to promote EV - outside of those of us that run solar, to pretty much make the cost of running an EV for free.
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