DANandNAN said:
Tony,
I just saw your post that you're getting the $20K Andromeda Power portable DC fast charger. Did I just discover why you've started this thread on what to fees to charge? :lol:
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Yes, I've been working on developing a DC infrastructure since last October. I will operate "several". Andromeda is my contracted partner, and will provide chargers to my specifications. I think the list price is $25k, though.
But, I've spent a great deal of effort on the technical hurdles, and little effort on customer preferences. None of the price structures that I've presented are guaranteed to be viable to the DC charging provider, which is the whole point. I've considered that it won't make money, but only because we're waiting for more LEAFs to hit the road.
The more recent realization is that LEAF drivers really aren't that interested in paying to use a viable, sustainable model, but instead it gets down to what is cheapest or most convenient to them. That, of course, will result in a what we currently have... almost no DC chargers.
So, now I have to consider if anything related to ChadeMo cars is worthwhile, and if it's more logical to service only Tesla and SAE BMW cars with DC charging. I suspect that, unlike LEAF drivers, they aren't likely to leave the $100,000 Tesla at home because it's cheaper to drive the Prius/Volt.