BlueOval Charge Network adds FPL EVolution

[chl]

FPL is a very good option in Florida from a price perspective, at 30 cents. They do charge taxes, and in some cases quite a bit of taxes, but it's a good option. Make sure to compare to Tesla, with the plan, to see if the cost makes sense.

The downside of FPL is if there is an issue with a charger, and you call to report it, they have to keep you on the line the entire time they're filling out the form. If you hang up, they lose the form in the system. I was being a nice guy reporting 2 broken chargers, and the call lasted close to 10 minutes.

At home in Fla what is your electricity rate?
Do you have a time-of-day plan in Florida?

I haven't done any Fast DC charging on a trip with an EV long distances, so I wonder how much of a mark-up is involved to get to the 30 cents/kWh.

If I got 2.7mi/kWh and it costs me 30 cents for 1 kWh, that's 9 cents per mile, or $90 for a 1,000 mile trip. A bit more than double the cost to drive our Prius 1,000 miles.

I know one of my children in the Tampa Florida area has a pretty high electric bill every month, about double mine here in NVa (with time of day rates as low as 5-6 cents and highly efficient lights and other appliances).

I saw a table that says customers pay about 11.37 cents per kWh in Florida.
I assume an EV network company should get a lower wholesale price being a commercial bulk user.

Obviously there are costs involved in setting up and maintaining these stations to recoup.

But I wonder what the profit margins are for the various fast charging station network providers is?

I have seen some estimates of 15% to 30% but without a lot of detailed information.

That is considerably higher than for the typical gasoline station not counting the mechanic and other services, just pumping gas.

So when are the gas station operators going to get with the EV program?

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[Ekiehn]

Living in SoFla near home base for FPL in can say that after you add all taxes, fuel adjustment charges, hurricane recovery fees I pay right around 15 cents per KWh.. That's the number I use to calculate my truck comparison costs to gas vehicles... comparing a F-150 Lightning to a Prius is apples to oranges... compare the F-150 gas powered equivalent model and you will see a considerable savings...