Congrats! It’s a great car and fun to drive. I think, in general, fast chargers take credit card and the regular ones are generally on a network. You’ll end up joining several depending on where you travel. I don’t think ChargePoint has a fee- but you do have to preload your account.
I use PlugShare usually. You can filter to just show compatible chargers. I wish map programs would show where chargers are. I use a map program to get to my destination but then I need to pull over and bring up plugshare to find any local chargers. Anyone know a better way? You are near Blacksburg right? Kroger’s have free charging at their gas stations (not fast charging). I don’t know about switching to 100% periodically. -Steve > On Aug 10, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Mark Hanson via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Folks > I just bought a 20’ Chevy Bolt LT $30k with Covid Discount ($40k > sucker/sticker price) with some fluffy stuff (last on lot). This was the > first time I used a fast charger CCS, easy with a credit card, about 1/2 hour > to get to 80% Electrify America. The dealer wanted me to > Sign up with ChargePoint with membership card but don’t understand why if all > “pumps” accept a credit card. > Is PlugShare the best all inclusive app to see all the fast charging CCS > stations? I was surprised (unlike the Leaf manual), the Chevy operators > manual was > Just the fluffy stuff, nothing about battery longevity like only charge to > 80% for best life (which I’m doing) except for a long trip. Does the BMS have > to be reset to 100% occasionally or is charging to 80% always best? > Best regards > Mark > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
