Subdeacon Joe Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 I found out that the Graton Casino in Rohnert Park has a free charging station for electric vehicles! About half a mile from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeronimo Caffiend Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 That reads suspiciously like "green-think".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Joeronimo Caffiend said: That reads suspiciously like "green-think".... What it is is good PR and customer relations. Other than whatever tax credits the Graton Rancheria gets for putting in the charging stations, no tax money was spent on it. Basically, it is underwritten by the suckers who play the slots, blackjack, and other games of chance. Since I don't do any of those, for me it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 It will be a long time before we see that in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 so we all know it aint free - taxpayers paying that tab too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Have yet to see a public charging station around here. Have seen a few electric autos,though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 18 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: It will be a long time before we see that in this area. Mebbe your new neighbors could be persuaded to install a plug-in on your side of the fence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Know a couple that both own Tesla’s and they charged them at work for free until..............the covid 19 pandemic hit and they started working from home but they didn’t have charging stations at their house. She says it took 6 weeks to get the charging stations installed, he says it took a couple of months to get them installed because the demand hit all at once from all of these people with Tesla’s now working at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: Know a couple that both own Tesla’s and they charged them at work for free until.. My boss told me that if I get one of the Level 2 chargers I can plug it in at work. Pull up to the welding bay and plug it into the 50 amp outlet. After we use up the $250 credit we have with EVgo I might do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Nothing is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Boots Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 22 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I found out that the Graton Casino in Rohnert Park has a free charging station for electric vehicles! About half a mile from work. The charging may be free, but a half mile extension cord will cost a fortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, Dusty Boots said: The charging may be free, but a half mile extension cord will cost a fortune. Especially in the heavy gauge needed! I could go there on my lunch. Or stop after work. Sit and nap. Or, as I did Friday, post here and on FB. That is a downside to electric vehicles, it took 45 minutes to go from 23% to 91%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Joe, does that thing have A/C? If so, is it efficient, and does its use shorten the driving range appreciably? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 19 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Joe, does that thing have A/C? If so, is it efficient, and does its use shorten the driving range appreciably? It does have A/C. We haven't had it long enough for it to be an issue yet. We do keep it set to 68 degrees and I keep the fan set on low. For the driving I do and the way I use the A/C I suspect that it costs me about 10 to 15 miles on a charge. With a maximum theoretical range of about 180 miles that is a fair percentage. The most I have gone between charges is about 130 miles and I was down to about 15%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: Nothing is free. Nope. Paid for by the people who think that they can beat the house. Ot those who pay the insane cost of staying at the resort attached to the casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Doug Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Tesla dealership has free charging stations nice rack of solar panels so they are really zero emissions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 On 5/8/2021 at 5:58 PM, Dirty Dog Doug said: Tesla dealership has free charging stations nice rack of solar panels so they are really zero emissions BUT do you know that they are charged solely by the solar panels? Or is it partially for show and some grid power is used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Rather unlikely that it's all by Solar Panels .... Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I wonder what it actually costs to charge one of these EVs and what it works out to per mile or km? We are starting to get hosed on hydro costs up here; encouraged to run some appliances after hours and overnight Greedy as the utilities can be, I anticipate more increases as more EVs are purchased and greater draw is made on the electrical grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: I wonder what it actually costs to charge one of these EVs and what it works out to per mile or km? At the Chargepoint and EVgo places I have used it is 26 cents a minute. Takes about 45 minutes to go from 15% to fully charged. Call it 12 bucks. That gives me about 140 miles. That's, what? 8 cents a mile? Using the slow charger it came with for home use is harder to work out. I've done a few 12 and 14 hour charges, and a bunch of call it 4 hour charges to "top off" and it added maybe 30 bucks to the PG&E bill. Maybe 3 cents a mile. Compare to 90 bucks for 280 miles we got with the Tundra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Doug Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 9 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: BUT do you know that they are charged solely by the solar panels? Or is it partially for show and some grid power is used? it is hooked to grid to charge at night or rainy days but they have a lot of panels as car covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Doug Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Dirty Dog Doug said: it is hooked to grid to charge at night or rainy days but they have a lot of panels as car covers I had to ask GF brother inlaw about their solar system since musk owns Sun company solar we got good price he sure knows how to play the tax credit game but we have acre and half of panels even on 100 degree days we put power in system he said in a few weeks I can get ride in the super good fast car hope my heart can take it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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