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Glen Rock NJ, For those of you who use the Glen Rock EV charging stations downtown, please note that as of Jan 21 the Borough now charges a fee of $1.50/hr for use of the chargers. This fee is in effect 24/7, but note that there is no overnight parking in the lot. Payment is made via a new ParkMobile zone (3303) created just for the 2 parking spots associated with the charging station. Additional instructions were posted at the site yesterday. Previously established zones in that lot have different rates and hours as indicated. Hope this clears up any confusion.
You knew this was going to come along. And it’s following the path of the story of the Thanksgiving turkey.
The fee could have been a bit cheaper, but for folks who don’t have access to charging at home, it isn’t that far above residential rates to be unreasonable.
The problem with billing by time is that folks who have cars that can charge at faster rates get a better per kWh rate than those who can only charge at lower rates.
I suspect that the supply charge rates have been capped off at values that allow most folks to get the maximum available which would tend to even out the cost for everyone. And from what I’ve seen, this setup delivers more than some of the setups in surrounding towns.
The advantage of this setup is speed, probably faster than most residential setups, especially plug in cables.
More BS required to push the unnecessary (and cumbersome) electrification of personal automobiles…