You have to have some sort of account that bills I I believe, I’m not sure if you can insert a cc like at a gas pump. I was sitting in a GMs office when he was having a call with a vendor for these charging systems they are now required to have. First company was $1.6 million, this company was 1.2 and then were down to $800k.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 7, 2023, at 4:50 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I had a compact hybrid Ford sedan in 2018 as a rental. It performed well and > used very little gas. As I recall, after driving it for three weeks for a > daily driver I think I put $10 of gas in to the whole time. > > I just came back from Wally World, where I took a look at the chargers they > have in their parking lot. It appears you have to pay no matter what. At > least that's what it appears, as it tells you to plug in the car first and > then you'll be prompted for the kind of charge you want. Nothing in the way > of instructions or information regarding the cost on the chargers, you > apparently have to connect up first before you can do anything. I did look on > the website for the chargers and this is what it said: > > 1-350 kWh $0.48 per kWh > > Looks like they have a couple different kinds of chargers, regular and > fast/high capacity. I understand kWhs, but not sure how that translates into > charging. > > -D > > > ________________________________ > From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Randy Bennell via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Friday, July 7, 2023 5:32 PM > To: mitch--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: charger outages leave northern Ontario EV drivers > stranded > > I was sort of interested in the Volt except for its price tag. So far as > I am concerned, any EV needs to be a hybrid so that one can go longer > distances without concern about re-charging. > > Randy > > >> On 07/07/2023 4:21 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: >>> On 2023-07-07 14:53, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >>> I could see an EV being nice for my daily commute, but for what they >>> cost I expect to be able to do more than that with a vehicle. >> >> >> >> Ten years ago I thought the Volt was not a great idea, but over the >> years people I knew who switched from Cruzes to Volts all loved the Volt. >> >> By the numbers, the Volt was heavier and slower than a Cruze (same >> chassis), got slightly more mpg on the open road, got maybe 2/3 the >> EV range of the Spark with the same battery the Spark used. With the >> 2nd Gen Cruze/Volt, the mpg gap shrunk, the performance gap widened, >> and even if I did 80% of my driving in EV mode I wouldn't save enough >> to ever recover the purchase cost of the Volt. >> >> But the heavy Volt was comfortable on the freeway, handled adequately >> in the corners, was very quiet and acceptably economical in EV mode, >> and driving to Florida was as simple as stopping for gas every 350 >> miles (10 gallon tank). But for me, the gas Cruze was cheaper, almost >> as quiet, and had all the performance (2nd generation anyway) of my >> 2.3-16v. >> >> If Dan wanted to stick a Volt in the Flagstaff garage, he could keep >> it fueled from a 120V outlet, and a trip to Phoenix would be merely a >> gas nozzle away. It might not be fast, but it'll handily out >> accelerate a 300D, even a OM606 turbo. >> >> _______________________________________ > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
