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EVGO VS Flying J DC Fast Charging

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I am on the road now and have limited access to at-home charging.

I signed up with EVGO because they say they are now affiliated with the fast expanding Pilot/Flying J Truck Stop EV Charging network. I bought the EVGO $12.99 subscription plan in order to lower my cost per KW as low as possible.

My first experience was a couple of days ago here in Knoxville, TN and was happy with the experience (pull thru, fast charge, no charging issues like EA).

Unfortunately, I had to charge at the On-Peak Rate of $0.65/kW but expected the final rate to be less because of my subscription. To my surprise I was billed $0.71/kW.

EVGO support says all Pilot Flying J stations are considered "Out-Of-Network" and have no EVGO discount, thereby making my $12.99/month plan useless.

Has anyone else had a similar experience with EVGO or the GM Chargers suck as those at Pilot?
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Same experience here. No discounts at the Flying J EVGo stations
 
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Same experience here. No discounts at the Flying J EVGo stations
Are you still using EVGO? or our you charging at Flying J and paying them there?

I do love everything about Flying J (many locations and great chargers) except their cost.
 

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Are you still using EVGO? or our you charging at Flying J and paying them there?

I do love everything about Flying J (many locations and great chargers) except their cost.
I have Autocharge+ set up on my Lightning, so I just plug in and it bills to my EVGo account automatically
 

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Same experience. The auto charge + is a nice plug and play feature.

Used them on my last trip to TN. They were a nice alternative to Walmart and provided good coverage in east TN with that one in Knoxville and out in white pine.
 

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EVGo clearly states they are out of network, yes. No need for any account, activate the charger via FordPass.
 
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I was charged between $.49-$.54/kWh here in GA on 4 different charge stops….rate is based on time-of-use
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