Interesting Blink Network Change

[emv]

Per an email from Blink, starting 7/20 if a car is left plugged in more than 15 minutes past when it is fully charged they will tack on an 8 cent per minute "occupancy fee".

I guess that's one way to get people to move on when they're done.

 

[SparkMoore]

Wondering if this charge will apply to chargers that are otherwise free to use. Would it be possible to pay $0 to charge, but $0.08/minute for occupancy afterwards? Also wondering if it applies to locations where there is another parking spot right next to it without a charger, but reserved for charging, where you're not really blocking someone else from charging. I've seen this a couple of times on Blink Network stations.

 

[SparkMoore]

It just occurred to me that with this new Blink policy, perhaps there is one little tiny advantage to having a 3.3kW OBC. Less chance of completing the charge before getting a chance to return to your car...

 

[SparkevBlogspot]

DON'T CHARGE AT BLINK UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. Their $0.49/kWh is way too expensive, making SparkEV cost more than gas car that gets 30 MPG even when gas is $3.60/gal. I made the mistake of using them once before I investigated. Out of pocket cost MPGe is described in my blog post.

http://sparkev.blogspot.com/2015/05/spark-ev-miles-per-gallon-this-table.html