Over time, RMB 6.4 will be charged per minute for Tesla Charging station to lead roast

Peninsula All Media Reporter Wang BeibeiRecently, "the owner of the car was fined 500 yuan for occupying the overcharged pile position for overtime and roast about Tesla", which attracted attention. Tesla customer service responded that if they did not leave in time after the Tesla Supercharger pile completed charging, they would charge overtime occupancy fees

Peninsula All Media Reporter Wang Beibei

Recently, "the owner of the car was fined 500 yuan for occupying the overcharged pile position for overtime and roast about Tesla", which attracted attention. Tesla customer service responded that if they did not leave in time after the Tesla Supercharger pile completed charging, they would charge overtime occupancy fees. "The original purpose of charging is to provide Tesla owners with a perfect and pleasant long-distance travel experience and improve the utilization rate of the Charging station."

Tesla's explanation also leads to discussion: since it is for the purpose of reminding and warning, why should the fee be so high?

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Charging 6.4 yuan per minute is the "upper limit"

Tesla's overtime occupancy fee has always been controversial. Earlier, some netizens posted a post saying, "I was scared by the overtime occupancy fee of Tesla Supercharger, which is 6.4 yuan per minute, then 384 yuan per hour."

The netizen said that he parked his car in the Tesla Supercharger parking space of B1 parking lot in a square and charged it, which finally cost 540 yuan. According to the screenshot provided by netizens, the charging cost is 118.4 yuan, totaling 74kWh, and the overtime occupancy fee is 422.4 yuan, exceeding the duration by 1 hour and 37 minutes. Netizens believe that the overtime occupancy fee of 384 yuan/hour can be considered astronomical.

Regarding this, Tesla's relevant business personnel stated that the establishment of occupancy fee rules is mainly aimed at improving venue utilization and ensuring the charging experience of car owners. As early as 2016, Tesla introduced parking space occupancy rules. If a parking space is not vacated within 5 minutes after being fully charged, a resource occupancy fee will be charged, which was previously 2.6 yuan per minute. In 2019, Tesla revised the rules and increased the charging standards to the current 3.2 yuan/minute free time and 6.4 yuan/minute busy time. It is worth mentioning that Tesla's parking space occupancy standards are generally globally consistent.

According to the regulations published on Tesla's official website, the fee for overtime occupancy also depends on the situation, and not all cases of delayed departure will incur fees. Only when the idle parking space in the super charging station is less than or equal to 50%, will a timeout occupancy fee of 3.2 yuan/minute be generated; When there is no free parking space in the super charging station, a double overtime occupancy fee of 6.4 yuan/minute will be charged.

"That is to say, the overtime occupation fee will be charged only when half or more of the super Charging station in the charging station are occupied. If there is only one car in the overcharging station, there will be no charge for how long it will stay. If the utilization rate of the overcharging station reaches 100%, there will be a 6.4 yuan/minute overtime occupation fee." The industry insiders introduced.

In addition, Tesla's announcement also shows that car owners immediately leave the charging space after the vehicle has been charged. Those who depart within five minutes will be exempt from overtime occupancy fees. Those who do not depart within five minutes after charging will be charged overtime occupancy fees per minute from the completion of charging.

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Charging is necessary, but pricing is too high

Several Tesla car owners have told reporters that they are aware of the situation of overtime occupancy charges.

There is a clear service fee standard posted on the overcharging pile. Overtime occupancy fees can reach up to 6.4 yuan per minute. Through mobile applications, the charging status of the vehicle can also be remotely monitored, and reminders will be sent to the owner when the charging is about to be completed or when the battery is fully charged. "Mr. Che believes that these measures can help the owner move the vehicle as soon as possible and have a certain reminder effect.

Mr. Zhang said that Tesla owners can also find a third party Charging station to charge, and some third parties may not charge overtime occupancy fees.

For overtime occupancy fees, several Tesla car owners have stated that setting overtime occupancy fees is necessary. Compared with oil tankers that can fill up the tank in three minutes, the charging time of trams generally takes more than one hour. Finding a Charging station outside or waiting in line for charging is something that makes tramcar owners generally feel painful.

I think it's reasonable to charge a space fee, but whether to price it so high or not can still be discussed. After all, the purpose of charging overtime fees is not to make money, but as a means to make everyone consciously and promptly drive away after charging, so as not to affect other car owners' charging, "said a Tesla owner.

Some car owners also expressed that Tesla's overtime occupancy fee lacks care for car owners.

It is reported that the maximum power of Tesla's third-generation super Charging station is 250kw. The long endurance version of Model3 can add about 120km of endurance mileage in about 5 minutes. Some models can obtain about 250km of endurance mileage in 15 minutes under the peak power state. The reserve time of 5 minutes after fully charging means that it is best for the car owner to stay by the side when charging. If it is far from the vehicle, it is necessary to consider whether they can rush back and drive the car away within 5 minutes. Especially in bustling shopping malls, if the elevator is only a little late, they may face being charged overtime fees, "said one car owner.

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Domestic car companies are more tolerant of overtime fees

A reporter's investigation found that Tesla is not the only new energy vehicle brand that charges overtime occupancy fees. From February 20, 2021, the self operated charging station of XPeng will start to charge overtime occupancy fee (1 yuan/minute).

In this regard, XPeng said, "Considering that the car owner can't pull out the gun in time, we have reserved 30 minutes for the car owner to charge 30 minutes after charging. At the same time, we matched the way of App push, SMS notification and phone notification to remind the user to move the car as soon as possible to avoid the occupancy fee."

He Jijiang, Executive Deputy Director of the Energy Transformation and Social Development Research Center of Tsinghua University, said that parking fees for Charging station belong to market behavior, and the collection of overtime occupancy fees is also a market choice. Consumers can choose to pay or choose a lower cost third-party Charging station. It is an effective management method to let new energy owners form the habit of driving away in time after charging, realize the standardized management of Charging station operation, and implement economic measures.

Huajin Securities Research Report shows that in recent years, the construction of Charging station in China has been accelerated. By the end of 2022, the number of Charging station is more than 5.2 million, and the vehicle pile ratio is about 2.5:1. According to the plan of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China will achieve a vehicle to pile ratio of 2:1 by 2025, and a vehicle to pile ratio of 1:1 by 2030. With the popularization of electric vehicles, how to manage the occupancy of electric piles has become an increasingly important issue.

As early as July 1, 2021, Beijing began implementing the "Parking Lot (Garage) Operation Service Specification", which proposed for the first time that "fuel powered vehicles occupying electric vehicle parking spaces and electric vehicles that have not left for more than one time unit after charging can be charged using a tiered pricing standard, with a maximum hourly fee not exceeding 150% of the current charging standard for ordinary parking spaces.

Zhang Yi, Chief Analyst of iMedia Consulting, publicly stated that the measures taken by car companies to collect occupancy fees should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis, "From the perspective of the car enterprises themselves, each Charging station has invested a certain cost, and the occupancy of car owners means reducing its charging efficiency. From this point of view, it is understandable to charge a reasonable occupancy fee. From another perspective, if it is simply to earn more implicit consumption from the car owners, I think that this point needs to be discussed. Enterprises should actively disclose the charging standards, and at the same time let the car owners understand the purpose of charging, which is a must It's done

Compared to other countries, the new forces of car manufacturing in China are more tolerant in charging overtime occupancy fees. Some insiders said that in addition to overtime occupancy fees, Tesla is also slightly conservative in the interconnection of Charging station. Not long ago, Tesla officially opened charging stations for some non Tesla brand new energy vehicles in mainland China. However, Tesla only opens 10 super charging stations and 120 destination charging stations in mainland China. Compared to the volume of over 1600 supercharging stations and over 700 destination charging stations, this proportion is not high.

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