[tholland]

Originally Posted by steverino

The utility companies are trying to figure out how to make a buck out of this so that it eventually equals the cost of a gallon of gas. In addition to the cost of electricity which is pennies they add a $3 hookup charge and $1 per minute that you use the charging station, tack on $5 for the parking space while charging the vehicle. Who's going to be the EXXON of Electric companies

They will already make a buck by selling the excess capacity and will eventually be able to get better kWh rates doing it... won't stop others from trying to exploit those who need an outlet, but I don't think the utilities will need to get into that. What might be cool is if they develop a metered outlet which can identify the car plugged into it or have a keycard or something to simplify billing.