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The ones I frequent are nationwide distributors. They charge
different rates, but they aren’t off by much.

You set up accounts and get the best rates.

Rates are somewhere around $0.31 cents to $0.43 cents per
watt. I have accounts, so I pay the $0.31 cents a watt
figure. In other regions, that figure may be lower or
higher than what people in those regions might pay. I don’t
honestly know.

I do pay between $4.00 and $6.99 monthly to keep accounts
open, so the fee at the charge-point isn’t the only expense
I incur. It’s still a minimal up-charge, and with my account
on file, it works out very easily at the charge-point.

My electric bill at home lists my watt hour rate at $0.43
cents per watt.

This week, I will be working on using solar to charge up
my vehicle. I have the equipment to do it. I haven’t
put an effort into setting it up and testing it yet.

Even at a 115 mile range max, I plan my trips around charge-
points. I haven’t had a problem yet. I can’t imagine
others with 200-500 miles of range, having a problem.

I have a small engine on my car. If I want to travel long
distances, I can use it. It’s called a Rex engine. That
stands for Range Extender.

I can go about 75 miles on two gallons. If I keep a small
five gallon gas can in the back, I can go about 225 miles
in between pit stops. Add my electric range on top of
that and that works out to about 340 miles. That’s not
too shabby.

Going in, I honestly thought the range issue would be a big
deal. It really hasn’t been.

Yesterday I was down to 39%, and I charged up to 81% in
twenty minutes, on the nose. I had a 102 mile range
available at that point. In other terms, I added 63 miles
of range for $4.34.

I’ve not come close to running out of charge. I keep a
log of my miles, and I travel up to about 85 miles into
the Victorville region from Los Angeles.

As soon as I get there, I charge up. I then run around.
When I get ready to leave, I charge up again. It gets
me home.

I spend about $10.00 for that 210-220 mile trip, and
goofing around at the locality.

Usually when I get out to the Victorville area, I have
about 15-20 miles left on my charge. One day that 85
mile trip to just under four hours. I’m sure it would
seem like I would be low on charge at that point. Instead
I had 45 miles still available. We traveled so slowly, my
charge consumption was way down.

If a car does run out of charge due to a guy not paying
attention, there are already other tow trucks out there.
Think Auto Club, or other insurance folks that have such
services. I don’t think that’s a good angle for you to
look to, to bump up income.