Tag: ChargePoint

Ripped off by ChargePoint: check the costs first before charging new!

ChargePoint receipt

ChargePoint. Currently there is not an at home charge option for my Kia Niro, and I noted two Level 3 ChargePoint chargers set up at my local Kia store where I was ordering a part. No one in the store knew what it cost was per kilowatt hour (kWh) but it would save me a trip …

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New charge player drops the signage ball

Autel charge station

The signage ball We made a 600 mile trip over the New Year holiday offering up a first Level 3 charging opportunity for the Niro, which we’ll discuss separately. But we found a new charging company who dropped the signage ball. The new company, Autel, set up a single charge station — already a problem …

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EV driving life is an app driving life, Part II

EV Driving About two years ago, I did a piece that suggested that an EV driving life is an app driving life. At that time, this was true in nearly all cases. I am about to take an extended trip that will require the use of on-the-road Level 3 charging stations and have been thinking …

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