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This Detroit Hyundai dealer wants $400 to charge your car
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Electric vehicle drivers often encounter significant challenges when attempting to use dealership-based chargers, including unpredictable pricing, restricted access hours, and security barriers. These dealership charging obstacles can create a frustrating experience for consumers and negatively impact the public perception of electric vehicles overall.
WHY IT MATTERS
Inconsistent pricing and limited access at dealership-based chargers create barriers for drivers and hinder the broader adoption of electric vehicles.
Drivers opening an EV charging app for the first time today will be presented with thousands of so-called “public” chargers at local car dealers. Once they arrive, however, the store’s customers, store hours, security gates, and Wild West pricing can turn what should be a routine charging stop into a frustrating ordeal. For first-time EV drivers, that doesn’t just reflect poorly on the dealer – it reflects poorly on the EV, itself. And we need to fix it. UPDATE 05SEP26: another Hyundai store,...
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