Tesla increases Supercharging prices to the point that gas might be cheaper

Re:Tesla increases Supercharging prices to the point that ga... by gnicholas on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @02:41AM (#18966675)

> If you regularly charge at home, like most people do, you can get extremely low rates at night during off-peak hours. It only costs ~$0.12/kWh for us in SF.

In Palo Alto, this requires also accepting much higher rates during the rest of the day. When I looked into it, I was told that it would raise my daytime rates up as high as 45¢/kWh during the day (nearly double my current rate). Since I work from home and need to use AC/heat, this was not an attractive trade off.

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Re:Tesla increases Supercharging prices to the point that ga... by supermatt on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @02:53AM (#18966716)

Is it possible to have a second meter installed on a different tariff?

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Re:Tesla increases Supercharging prices to the point that ga... by DannyBee on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @03:09AM (#18966775)

Yes, you can have it installed, and then must use rate EV-B. There is $100 charge + whatever your electrician charges.

The daily meter charge comes out to ~$1.50 a month right now.

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Re:Tesla increases Supercharging prices to the point that ga... by IshKebab on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @04:56AM (#18967210)

In the UK the 2nd gen smart meters will let you automatically switch tariffs every hour, or something like that.

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