Starting from the next few days, Electrify America (EA) will, in ten selected stations, automatically end the charging session once the vehicle reaches 85%.
EA said it aims to reduce drivers’ wait times and ensure EV drivers can charge in a timely manner giving them 1o minutes before start charging idle fees.
“Once a vehicle reaches 85% State of Charge, the charging session will automatically end, and drivers will have 10 minutes to move their vehicle before idle fees are incurred,” the company stated on Monday.
EA said that the goal of the Congestion Reduction Pilot is “to reduce queuing and evaluate customer feedback” while guaranteeing that it will be “monitoring the pilot daily and making ongoing changes and adjustments as necessary”.
Here are the stations affected:
- Plaza Del Sol (Station 200068) at 10982 Sherman Way, Burbank, California 91505
- Target T2328 (Station 200041) at 651 W Sepulveda Blvd, Carson, California 90745
- Ralphs 060 (Station 200046) at 1416 East Colorado St, Glendale, California 91205
- Bank of America Washington-Centinela CA9-160 (Station 200044) at 12316 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90066
- Bank of America LA Chinatown CA9-167 (Station 200070) at 850 N Broadway, Los Angeles, California 90012
- Vons 2598 (Station 200049) at 3233 Foothill Blvd, La Crescenta, California 91214
- Walmart Supercenter 2177 (Station 200144) at 3382 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego California 92123
- Target T0767 (Station 200051) at 888 W Arrow Hwy, San Dimas, California 91773
- Target T1309 (Station 200047) at 14920 Raymer Street, Van Nuys, California, 91405
- Yorba Canyon Center (Station 200079) at 21580 1/2 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, California 92887
When asked by a customer on X to repair the current broken chargers, EA said the team is “still working on improving the network, which includes repairs and upgrading chargers”.
