Tesla has just raised Supercharging fees in the state of California by up to 20%, according to owners sharing the changes on Reddit.
Charging your electric vehicle (EV) at a Tesla Supercharger in California during peak hours will now cost $0.58 USD per kWh instead of $0.48 USD per kWh, while off-peak Supercharging (which is typically priced lower) will be billed at $0.29 USD per kWh instead of $0.24 USD per kWh.
Image: User “sd_pl” on Reddit
According to one user, Tesla also recently hiked Supercharger rates in the Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey areas from $0.31 per kWh to $0.44 per kWh at all times. Users in Michigan also noted price increases.
Several users on the original Reddit thread noted how dangerously close the cost of fully charging a Tesla at a Supercharger during peak hours is getting to a full tank of gas. Under the new rates, a Model Y would cost around $50 to charge fully, says one user.
Last month, the EV pioneer also shifted off-peak Supercharging hours in California from 7 p.m.-10 a.m. to 9 p.m.-11 a.m.
Owners with legacy Model S and Model X vehicles that include unlimited Supercharging, will not be affected by these price increases.
Tesla also significantly increased Supercharger pricing in Canada back in March, when the automaker launched a four-tiered pay-by-the-minute model for Supercharging, but as of late, some owners have mentioned on Facebook prices have since dropped slightly.
To be fair, Tesla is passing on the cost of electricity to the consumer.
For example, see PG&E’s EV rates in CA. Only $0.03 more for most of off-peak and $0.04 more for peak.
“Owners with legacy Model S and Model X vehicles that include unlimited Supercharging, will not be affected by these price increases.” Nonsensical fluff to pad an already extremely thin web blog article. In other news humans are unaffected by the raises in commodity prices of nitrogen and oxygen as they continue to consume their unlimited supply of atmospheric air.