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35ct/kwh is highway robbery.

Not sure what country you're from but in France it's not rare to see 0.30-0.60€ per kWh and even requiring a subscription on top of that.

What is actually the realistic cost. Covering infra, the charger and the maintenance of everything involved. Power and transfer included, with transfer including any standing charges. And after that you probably want decent margin to well run the business.

I don't expect 10 thousands of the fast chargers in my town.

I'd love to have slow chargers built into the street lights. Not everyone owns a house, and the public charging usually meets or exceeds the petrol price per mile.

If you're referring to DC charging it's going to be pretty expensive. The construction and power electronics for a DC station is going to be in the millions.

For AC the rectifier is inside the car and the L2 chargers is just a fancy plug. Price should just be the base electricity cost.

would be nice if california had such discounted prices... :)

Jesus, I had no idea California was that bad. How is that even possible? Our rate is 15c/kwh.

> How is that even possible?

It's PG&E for the most part, and their huge liability payout for burning a city to the ground due to skipping maintenance on their distribution lines.

Some places in California have prices closer to the US average.

And not enough share on the people who built on a tinderbox which historically regularly (every few years) had fires go through.

I'm in CA and only charge at home, and pay 14c/kwh.

palo alto and santa clara don't count. They have well-run power companies, not pushing regulatory capture.

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