RayK
Active Member
A couple of years ago, the EV charging stations at the water district were free. They have two ChargePoint DCFC stations and I believe six L2 chargers. Both cost the same (19¢) and both have idle fees (DCFC: $4/hr after 1hr; L2: $2/hr after 4hr). Lately I've been getting about 25-30kW charge rates but have seen slightly less than the max of 50 in the past. I attribute it to the lower temperatures, the lack of significant pre-heating of the battery pack and/or the state of charge of my pack when I start (typically around 50-55%). Anyway, one hour of CHAdeMO charging usually gets me about 100 miles of range so that's good enough for me. I think of it as L2.5 charging: faster than the usual L2/UMC rate but not as fast as a Supercharger.
When I purchased the CHAdeMO adapter, I didn't think it would end up being my most used method of charging. At the time where I worked, we had a couple of DCFC stands and around 30 L2 ChargePoint stations in the parking garage. Employees had free charging; 75 minutes for DCFC and 4 hours for L2 per day. It was enough that I didn't have to have any at-home charging. I wanted my own adapter since I didn't want to rely upon the ones which were chained to the stations. When I was retired a few years back, I started using the CHAdeMO more since the water district stations are only about a mile from home and at a convenient location along my route to the freeways. I do still occasionally use a Supercharger when time is of the essence or the CHAdeMO stations are being used (or are down).
Recently, I drove up to Brookings, OR to visit my daughter. The area does not have any Supercharger (closest one is Crescent City, CA; 26 miles) but it does have free EV charging at the large department store (Fred Meyer). Both CCS and CHAdeMO are available. Got free miles the four days I was there.
When I purchased the CHAdeMO adapter, I didn't think it would end up being my most used method of charging. At the time where I worked, we had a couple of DCFC stands and around 30 L2 ChargePoint stations in the parking garage. Employees had free charging; 75 minutes for DCFC and 4 hours for L2 per day. It was enough that I didn't have to have any at-home charging. I wanted my own adapter since I didn't want to rely upon the ones which were chained to the stations. When I was retired a few years back, I started using the CHAdeMO more since the water district stations are only about a mile from home and at a convenient location along my route to the freeways. I do still occasionally use a Supercharger when time is of the essence or the CHAdeMO stations are being used (or are down).
Recently, I drove up to Brookings, OR to visit my daughter. The area does not have any Supercharger (closest one is Crescent City, CA; 26 miles) but it does have free EV charging at the large department store (Fred Meyer). Both CCS and CHAdeMO are available. Got free miles the four days I was there.