BarfOMatic
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Or even more appropriate... "Hey, look ma!! EVgo finally took their head out of their a$$ !! "
rgmichel said:I did some more long distance driving this summer, after last summer's splurge, and I still find the silly 30 minute limitation, and difficulty in reaching the full 80% of my battery capacity when I use EVgo's DC fast chargers. EVgo still seems to be locked into servicing low range LEAFS rather than high range Bolts.
GetOffYourGas said:rgmichel said:I did some more long distance driving this summer, after last summer's splurge, and I still find the silly 30 minute limitation, and difficulty in reaching the full 80% of my battery capacity when I use EVgo's DC fast chargers. EVgo still seems to be locked into servicing low range LEAFS rather than high range Bolts.
EVGo increased the session limit to 45 minutes a while ago. BUT you have to sign up for the new plan, or they keep you on the old one with the 30 minute session. That second detail was poorly advertised, IMO.
And of course EVGo is set up for Leafs more than Bolts - they have a partnership with Nissan (via their no-charge-to-charge program) but nothing with Chevy. Nissan has helped subsidize many of the EVGo chargers that we have today, and I for one am grateful for it. I don't fault them for gearing their network towards Leafs. Looking forward, though, they really need to up their game or Electrify America is going to quickly eat into their business.
SparkE said:I would also appreciate some additional detail. When ChargePoint 'forum user' says "all ChargePoint DCFC stations on I-5", does that mean all the stations in the CEC plan, from Yreka in the North (near the Oregon border) down to Santa Clarita in the south?
If so, there appear to be 16 new ChargePoint stations on I-5 in the CEC plan - all 16 will be active by October 2018?
BarfOMatic said:Well, it's Sep 26th (almost "by Oct")
mwk said:... I expected it to disconnect after 45 minutes, but it went for the full 60...
keijidosha said:mwk said:... I expected it to disconnect after 45 minutes, but it went for the full 60...
Session length for California plan participants depends on time of day;
"Membership and Pay as You Go drivers can charge up to 45 minutes at DC fast chargers. As a bonus, those with an EVgo Membership plan can charge up to 60 minutes during “off-peak” hours (charges that initiate between 8:00 pm and 5:59 am local time). Level 2 charges have no time limit."
Not sure if this applies in all states.
BarfOMatic said:SparkE said:I would also appreciate some additional detail. When ChargePoint 'forum user' says "all ChargePoint DCFC stations on I-5", does that mean all the stations in the CEC plan, from Yreka in the North (near the Oregon border) down to Santa Clarita in the south?
If so, there appear to be 16 new ChargePoint stations on I-5 in the CEC plan - all 16 will be active by October 2018?
Well, it's Sep 26th (almost "by Oct") and the ChargePoint app/map doesn't show any new DCFCs along I-5 in Calif ("new" meaning "since 2017 when the 50 kW unit was installed in Redding"). Also, many, many (?most?) of the public 24 kW DCFCs along northern I-5 and southern US-101 have been taken off-line.
Any comment(s) from ChargePoint ?? I have gone to their web site to look for official notices on the status of these stations...
SparkE said:Yeah, it appears that EVgo's new "subscription" plan is "no contract" (you can switch out whenever you want, you don't have to stay for a year) - but I could be wrong. If that is true, it's worthwhile switching to their subscription plan just before a road trip in an EV ; the $10 monthly fee covers the first $10 worth of charging each month, and the per-minute rate is 25% lower (not to mention, the 'connection session' can be 15 minutes longer!)
SparkE said:BarfOMatic said:SparkE said:I would also appreciate some additional detail. When ChargePoint 'forum user' says "all ChargePoint DCFC stations on I-5", does that mean all the stations in the CEC plan, from Yreka in the North (near the Oregon border) down to Santa Clarita in the south?
If so, there appear to be 16 new ChargePoint stations on I-5 in the CEC plan - all 16 will be active by October 2018?
Well, it's Sep 26th (almost "by Oct") and the ChargePoint app/map doesn't show any new DCFCs along I-5 in Calif ("new" meaning "since 2017 when the 50 kW unit was installed in Redding"). Also, many, many (?most?) of the public 24 kW DCFCs along northern I-5 and southern US-101 have been taken off-line.
Any comment(s) from ChargePoint ?? I have gone to their web site to look for official notices on the status of these stations...
Well, it appears that the new 50 kW ChargePoint in Yreka is now live - I am basing that on the fact that the ChargePoint app shows it as being available. There are no other new DCFC stations on I-5 that I can see in the CP app. That would be the most logical one to start with - 50 kW site on I-5 closest to the OR border.
More good news is that two ChargePoint 50 kW DCFCs have appeared this year on north US-101 (near-ish to Eureka, CA) as part of the CEC plan. That opens up the northern CA Pacific coast to long-range EVs (well, the Bolt). Unfortunately, they appear to be individual units whereas the CEC plan has two units at each site at those locations.
Edit: Hmmmm. PlugShare has a picture of the DCFC location in Loleta (on northern US-101, near Arcata) and it shows 2 units. The CP app only lists one. Bizarre.
Yes: Governor Brown took a ten year old lemon (stalled civil litigation) and turned it into lemonade for the growth of EV charging infrastructure in California.SparkE said:Excerpt from https://electricrevs.com/2018/10/31/evgo-350-kw-charging-site-sparks-to-life-on-halloween-eve/ . (which is about the Baker site upgrading to 350 kW) :
"EVgo had begun life in 2010 as a brand created by NRG Energy. NRG was a Texas electric utility that got caught up in California’s electricity trading market crisis of 2000-2001 that resulted in rotating brown-outs and allegations of corruption among power plant operators. In a 2012 legal settlement with the CPUC, NRG agreed to build and operate over 200 fast DC charging stations throughout California."
SparkE said:Excerpt from https://electricrevs.com/2018/10/31/evgo-350-kw-charging-site-sparks-to-life-on-halloween-eve/ . (which is about the Baker site upgrading to 350 kW) :
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