Yeah it helps allot. Same area and utility. We have two ev's that we both average about 1300iles a month. In Jan which was cold, usage went up about 50%, but our bill told us that we had spent $67 for charging for the entire month of January withuch higher than average usage.
EA is 64 cents, plus tax, before discount at Selma, CA. With the membership, that would be 48 cents plus tax.
Thx. I am a tesla member and will check into EA as I thought I was a member thru Ford
No. There is no way to be a member through Ford. And, like Tesla, if you get the membership with EA, you must initiate charging via the EA app. Some people turn off Plug & Charge as a safety, because if your EA or Tesla initiated charging session fails to start, Plug & Charge can take over, and you get no discount.
As Rick already answered, you can't get member pricing from any of the companies that have memberships by way of the FordPass app. For many of them (including Tesla and EA) you can charge via the FordPass app or simply plug in and charge (no app needed), but you pay non-member prices. Having a membership depends on how often you expect to charge at a particular vendor. I have maintained a Tesla membership since a few weeks after I bought my Lightning. Overall it has paid for itself - including one month when I never used it. Last month I charged four times at Tesla locations and saved $31.52 minus the monthly membership cost ($14.something after sales tax). I have only once charged at an EA station and the only reason for that is that the SuperCharger at Baker, CA is not open to non-Tesla vehicles. I bought the EA membership the night before that trip and saved $11.68 minus the $7.00 monthly membership on that one charge. I cancelled the EA membership after the trip. From what I have seen, Tesla is almost always less expensive than EA - and always has more chargers available.
I am constantly astonished by how frequently this is misunderstood.
Less than the "I can't charge at every Tesla Supercharger?"...
ROFL!
Thank you very much for that great information. Since I rarely charge away, a membership fee would not work. I did register at Charge Point last year but rarely use it as they have no fast chargers over 62.5 Kw in areas I drive. Still love my truck!
Yes, but for a lot of people who just want to drive, like they do with their ICE vehicle. There is a learning curve right now that will hopefully go away in the near future where you just kind of drive and charge without any planning or thinking.
As with above, this should go away soon and remove this confusion - at least I hope it goes away soon.
