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Old 08-05-2023, 03:30 AM
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What will happen if you leave it plugged in after 30 mins? Do you get charged at 30:00:01? I always pull the plug at 29 minutes just to be safe. Thanks.
Old 08-05-2023, 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by rennlistfan
What will happen if you leave it plugged in after 30 mins? Do you get charged at 30:00:01? I always pull the plug at 29 minutes just to be safe. Thanks.
it's unclear if you're charged at 29:59 or 30:59.01 - but you do get charged for the portion of the charge beyond the "30" minutes - but only the fraction of the charging session - also since EA typically charges by the kWh (not time) - and charge rate slows over time - by the time you're at the 30 minute mark the car's charge rate is normally pretty slow, meaning kWh's is pretty small…I've rarely been charged more than a few bucks for the portion beyond the "30" minute mark because it's so few kWh's…
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You may as well unplug it at 29 and start a fresh session if you need more (and no one is waiting). I tried it and was never charged.
Old 08-05-2023, 01:27 PM
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I’ve kept it on for a couple mins and see a 10 or 15c charge.

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You can keep it plugging in beyond 30 minutes, you'll get charged $.36 per Kw for every Kw you've gone over what the total charge was in your 30 minute session. I've been charged a few times for less than a $1.
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unplug at minute 31 won't hurt
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Old 08-10-2023, 01:19 PM
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because of the tapering after hitting 80% or so charge I rarely go over 30 minutes. one time I went to get some food and overstayed about 18 minutes, there was a small charge to me. since I was close to 100% there was minimal kwhs being taken by the car so the charge was small
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