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Charged my car yesterday while grocery shopping, this is how much it costs (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 weeks ago by to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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In Chicago area for anyone wondering using the Walmart charging network. This is about ~13% capacity, wasn't really low started charging at about 70%.

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[–] 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Yes, it is. Obscenely so. Why are you comparing it to a tank of gasoline MPG? It's not gasoline. Compare it to how much you can buy a KWh from the local utility company. This would be the profit equivalent of a gas station charging you around $15 for a gallon of regular.

EDIT: You know, now that I think about it, they are selling power to the public. Why do they not have to abide by the rates set forth by the PUC (OUC)?

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    I always assumed the cost of the infrastructure was past of the kilowatt price. I know at my school it cost them about $300k to install a half dozen charge stations. Commercial construction like that is stupidly expensive compared to running a charger at home.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    Yeah, I estimated infrastructure in that $15 number to be similar infrastructure cost as a gas station. It turns out infrastructure costs for a gas station are far higher than a charging station so the gouging is even worse than that.

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