Hey all,
maybe you have a similar thing in India. Here in Germany there are several providers for charging services. They offer apps as well as transponder cards/transponder chips. With those and a proper account/contract you can use the charging stations within the network of the provider:
two things are remarkable about the system:
A) Some chargers can be used for free (see my related post). However you sometimes need a transponder/registered App to launch the free charging. In this case it is always good to be registered with some of the providers to receive the card but without monthly fee. These providers offer the service, but the kilowatt hour price for regular charging will be higher than with a monthly fee contract. Great to have several of these cards, as you do not pay basic fee, and you normally are then in a position to activate the free charging point.
B) so-called flat rate cards. Basically they can do the same as mentioned in point A). However you pay a monthly constant fee and the card allows you to charge as much as you want to in the month. I don’t know the intention of these systems. I guess the calculation is to get customers also for home electricity. Or to earn money as some people charge less than they pay per month. In our case we use a flat rate card where we pay €15 a month . That’s really not a lot of money (100km of charging of Tesla Model S is ~6-7€ In electricity in 🇩🇪 ). However the network/amount of charging points is limited for this card. But it covers very well our operational area and one charger is 300m away from our home.
This kind of deals make e-Mobility even more attractive. Especially if you consider the fuel price per 100km was about 12€ with our ICE family car...
Flat rate charging during shopping near our city center...
Flat rate charging at a charging point in Hamburg (Hanseviertel Parkinghouse) during shopping
Not until your solar system paid off ~ at German installation prices ~15years... and second issue: car usually is not at home over day - and with big battery in the house the PV system gets even more expensive...
Relative within Germany the 100km in my Model S are 40% cheaper than in a comparable ICE car. Only fuel price.
Tesla SuC - I think 0,3€/kWh. That’s about the same you pay per kWh at home....
our Model S has live long free supercharging...😬
We have several provider also. None that are free. Most are by govt owned company EESL. Don't know what they charge. In Bangalore BESCOM 25kw DC fast charging comes out nearly at INR8/kWh. Fortum has also installed some chargers at MG Dealers. It's pricey. Something like INR 15 /minute. Yup not per kwh. That's what makes it pricey. I hope to see increase in public chargers. Malls, stores are yet to step up to understand E Mobility here and offer charging. Hoping it happens soon. What's the Tesla SC charging rates? Not cheap I guess, but provided the speed, worth it.