The info about congestion fees is always displayed, even when the site is not busy. But, in my experience, I have never been charged a congestion fee at a not-busy site, even when charging above 80%.
From Tesla's support doc at https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/supercharger/fees Supercharger Fees | Tesla Support tesla.com Congestion fee is a fee you pay only when a Supercharger site is busy and one of the following applies: * Your vehicle’s battery is already at or above the congestion fee level of 80% battery charge; or * Your charging session has ended The congestion fee encourages drivers to charge only as much as is needed for their trip, rather than all the way to 100%. This increases the availability of Superchargers so that everyone has access when they need it. If you meet the criteria for a congestion fee during your Supercharging session, you will be notified on the vehicle touchscreen and from the Tesla app that congestion fees apply. You can see the battery charge level where congestion fees apply on the vehicle touchscreen and the Tesla app. You will have a five-minute grace period to disconnect your vehicle and leave before congestion fees apply. After the grace period, you will be charged a fee for each minute you remain connected to the Supercharger. -- Kevin > On Sep 15, 2025, at 09:12, Mark Hanson via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Folks > I noticed on my Bolt (and a guy next to me with a F150 Lightning) that non > Tesla EVs are being charged at 51c per KWh when Tesla EVs are being charged > at 38c per KWh. Also noticed additional “congestion” fees being charged even > though there’s no congestion (2 of 16 Tesla superchargers being used at > Buc-ee’s Sevierville TN). It says an additional 50c per minute will be added > above 80% or charge limit. > Does that mean if I need 100% to get to my next destination (towing a boat > at half range) then it won’t add the additional fee? Don’t see the fee > actually being displayed on the car screen so maybe a hidden charge on you > credit card bill. > The guy next to me just said “drive a gas car”. I think the real solution is > to have more general Electrify America fast chargers but Trump killed that > (wants frustrated EVers to go back to gas) > > Stay charged, > Mark > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250915/ac546aa1/attachment.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: tesla-logo-thumbnail.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 18160 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250915/ac546aa1/attachment.jpg> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
