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About a year ago when my building raised the price to $1.50/hour I posted this thread:
http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?251129-Maybe-money-talks-after-all
As expected, almost no one uses the chargers anymore. I'm assuming the building is taking in less net revenue, and also assuming no one's paying attention. So I called and spoke to someone who suggested I send an email. So I sent this. Sound reasonable? I got a nice response from the person i spoke to saying she'd forward it. I'll post if anything happens.
"Dear ________, following up our phone call, I have the following comments regarding EV Charging here.
When I bought my Volt 4 years ago, a big part of the decision was the “free” charging at work. I of course knew it was unlikely to last, but enjoyed it while it did. A few years ago, when the .75/hour price was implemented, that was still less expensive than gasoline, and a little less than charging at home. Many cars still charged here at that price.
About a year ago when the price doubled to $1.50/hr, I stopped charging at work completely. At that price, it was significantly less expensive to charge at home, and actually less expensive simply to run on gasoline. The Volt (most cars I saw charging in the building were Volts) can run on either gas or electricity. When the price doubled, I said to myself “I bet most people will stop charging there now.” I’ve kept an eye on the number of empty chargers since the increase, and as I expected, it’s rare to see more than one car plugged in, and most of the time all the chargers are empty. Ironically, the price increase came shortly after the investment in 4 new chargers, but no one is using them.
I understand the need to cover costs, and recoup the investment in the chargers. However, I would be willing to bet that the overall revenue the building receives since it doubled the price is less than the revenue generated before the increase, when most of the chargers were full for most of the day.
If the price were reduced back to the .75/hour, I would resume charging at work, and I bet many others would as well. I think the total revenue would increase. Sounds like a win-win to me.
I’d be happy to talk to whoever the decision-makers are on this. Thank you."
http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?251129-Maybe-money-talks-after-all
As expected, almost no one uses the chargers anymore. I'm assuming the building is taking in less net revenue, and also assuming no one's paying attention. So I called and spoke to someone who suggested I send an email. So I sent this. Sound reasonable? I got a nice response from the person i spoke to saying she'd forward it. I'll post if anything happens.
"Dear ________, following up our phone call, I have the following comments regarding EV Charging here.
When I bought my Volt 4 years ago, a big part of the decision was the “free” charging at work. I of course knew it was unlikely to last, but enjoyed it while it did. A few years ago, when the .75/hour price was implemented, that was still less expensive than gasoline, and a little less than charging at home. Many cars still charged here at that price.
About a year ago when the price doubled to $1.50/hr, I stopped charging at work completely. At that price, it was significantly less expensive to charge at home, and actually less expensive simply to run on gasoline. The Volt (most cars I saw charging in the building were Volts) can run on either gas or electricity. When the price doubled, I said to myself “I bet most people will stop charging there now.” I’ve kept an eye on the number of empty chargers since the increase, and as I expected, it’s rare to see more than one car plugged in, and most of the time all the chargers are empty. Ironically, the price increase came shortly after the investment in 4 new chargers, but no one is using them.
I understand the need to cover costs, and recoup the investment in the chargers. However, I would be willing to bet that the overall revenue the building receives since it doubled the price is less than the revenue generated before the increase, when most of the chargers were full for most of the day.
If the price were reduced back to the .75/hour, I would resume charging at work, and I bet many others would as well. I think the total revenue would increase. Sounds like a win-win to me.
I’d be happy to talk to whoever the decision-makers are on this. Thank you."