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Yes, this development appears to address the original issue of not having a pay-as-you-go option that didn't require you to call and get someone on the phone to activate the charger. If someone is able to try this (Pay with Plugshare using the Aerovironment chargers on the Washington State...

Somehow the small charge thing doesn't bother Chargepoint, which allows you to pay with a credit card even for a $2 charging session. And in this case, we're talking about a $7.50 being what Aerovironment charges. The fee is typically 40 to 75 cents, Aeronvironment could just increase the pay...

finman100, pkulak, debbieandpatrick, I'm happy the subscriptions are working out for you, but once again, you're completely missing the point of this thread. The point is not if subscriptions make sense for some people, but rather why Aerovironment is making it so inconvenient that you are...

The need to call every time unless you have a subscription was my original compliant when I started this thread. I agree that AV otherwise does a pretty good job, as others that have come to their defense have stated, but if you are not a subscriber you feel like a second class customer. I...

I emailed Aerovironment about this very issue, and they confirmed what you said - that if you have an existing FOB, you do not need to pay the account setup fee, and you can freely activate and cancel your membership for just the months that you intend to use it without incurring any additional...

I partially blame Washington and Oregon DOT. They funded the creation of the system and the first two years of operation. Then they just vanished, and left Aerovironment completely on its own. When Aerovironment came out with this ridiculous scheme that you have to call every time you want to...

That is quite good to know. I thought they might charge you the $15 setup fee every time you cancel and then reactivate your account. If this is the case then I just might sign up for an unlimited subscription during the summer which is when I tend to drive the Leaf long distance. I got a...

Like many families, we have a second car because we need a second car, not because we need a backup to the Leaf. There are two drivers in the family and both need to get to places. Both cars get used nearly every day. One is a Leaf, the other is an ICE car. However, we almost never need to drive...

I use the AV network about 6-8 times per year at most. Subscribing to a $20/month unlimited plan would be like $30-$40 per charging session. I simply cannot justify this. If I am to use the AV network at all instead of driving my ICE car, I must rely on calling them and paying per session. But...

padamson: You are mistaken. If you are not a subscriber, then to pay per session you MUST call Aerovironment every time you want to use a charger to read your credit card information. The FOB does not work. It even says so in the web page you quoted: "There is also the option of paying per...

I attempted to use the Aerovironment DC fast charger in Burlington, WA today at about noon. I do not have a subscription which is $20 a month since I do not use the network enough. Aerovironment makes you call their customer service to read your credit card over the phone to activate the charger...

Not sure I agree. For $229/mo for 36 months with $1,999 down you will pay $10,243 for for each 36 month lease. After 9 years you will have paid $30,729 for three different leases and have nothing to show for it. If you buy it, it will cost about $29,000 - $7,500 tax rebate = $21,500. Then after...

Johnrhansen, if I am reading it right, Aerovironment will make you pay a $15 setup fee every time you cancel and sign up again.

Yes, that's what Tesla does with the Superchargers. Lifetime unlimited access to the charging network is included with the 85 kWh Tesla S, and a $2,500 option with the 60 kWh Tesla S. But it helps they are building a nationwide network, not the Aerovironment's small and spotty network.

I emailed Aerovironment to complain about this too, specifically the fact that pay per session requires you to call them to activate the charger each time. This will add like 5-10 minutes to each quick charge, and is also just plain asinine since they can easily tie a credit card to the key fob...

I am starting to wonder how accurate the maximum battery capacity measurement is. When I first got the Leaf Spy app about 1 month ago, it gave me a reading of 90.47% (I recorded this number, but not the amp hours). I have noticed the number gradually increasing over the last month. Yesterday it...

Devin and Turbo3, Thanks, you saved me a lot of trouble. I just plugged the ELM327 I thought was defective into my Leaf, paired my Android phone with it (again, no passcode required), turned on the Leaf Spy Lite app, went into settings and switched to Port 16, exited the Leaf Spy Lite app and...

Devin, Does this mean it is working for you, or that the lights are flashing but you still can't get data from the car to the app?

Turbo3, Thanks. I will open back up the package with the BAFX tonight and try out your suggestion to cycle through different port selections. I might return it anyway even if it works since the one you suggested has a much lower profile. The BAFX is so big that if I leave it connected I will no...

Turbo3, Thanks. I will order that one too since you can confirm it works. The main reason I went with the BAFX is because it had so many positive ratings on Amazon. I may be misremembering, but I think it said "Wait ELM 4." I won't be able to do the ELM trace because I packaged the ELM327 for...