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Electrify America Follows Tesla in Pricing By Power
Most U.S. states still require pricing based on time, but the landscape is changing quickly
Source: Electrify America
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Electrify America, which owns and operates 470 of America’s fastest public electric vehicle charging stations, is now pricing by the amount of power used– the kilowatt hour – rather than by the minute.
The strategy follows Tesla, which owns and operates its own chargers for its vehicles. Elon Musk and company have long said it's a more fair and equitable fee structure. Yet, Electrify America says it is only able to make the shift in 23 states. Utility regulations still require charge pricing based on time in most of the country, including Florida, Texas, and several of the most-populated states.