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https://insideevs.com/porsche-no-free-fast-charging-cost-close-gasoline/
Good. Energy (in a usable form) should never be or be thought of as 'free'. And the QC infrastructure will only grow rapidly if it can be made profitable while also competitive with gas prices. We still don't have the ability to do this, as it requires renewables plus much cheaper storage to eliminate demand fees, but it's essential if ICEs are to be replaced by BEVs (absent BEV ranges so long that recharging times don't matter).. . . When Porsche Mission E owners first pull up to the fast-charging power pump, they will be reminded that the price of the juice needed by their premium EV was not included in the original invoice. Unlike Tesla, whose mission is “to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport…,” and offered, until recently, free lifetime Supercharging to owners of the Model S and Model X, the German automaker is a little less altruistic.
This, according to Gearbrain, who reported that the company’s deputy chairman of the executive board, Lutz Meschke, replied to a question about whether Porsche would run its charging facilities as profits centers thusly:
- Yes, we want to earn money with the new products and services. Of course. Yes.
When asked whether the electricity “would be cheaper than gas or a similar” price, Meschke answered that the price would be similar. Lower fueling costs have always been a popular selling point for electric vehicles, but if your EV is also a Porsche, small things like electricity costs probably aren’t an issue for you. . . .