They are trying to discourage people from going over 80% because that usually means the BMS has started to taper the charge and it's going to mean you are sitting there for a long time using very little energy. Definitely not fair if the site is full and other people are waiting while you charge from 80 to 90% at 20kW.
Against the advice of the Tesla nav, I usually break the trip into more frequent stops and charge to a lower % at each stop, this means more hassle, but a faster trip rather than sitting for a long time after the BMS has started to taper. This is also more friendly to others if the site is busy. The density of superchargers makes this relatively easy with some pre-planning. On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM Mark Hanson <[email protected]> wrote: > [image: image0.jpeg] > Thanks Phil, say does this mean that I will always be charged 50c per > minute above 80% or if I set the charge limit to 100% it won’t charge me? > Sometimes when pulling the boat (1480lbs 1/2 range), I need to charge more > and don’t want to be penalized for it (although I’ll pay to reach my > destination). Usually Or means whichever comes first I think. > Best regards > Mark > > On Sep 15, 2025, at 11:25 AM, (-Phil-) <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes, Tesla said they will be charging more for 3rd party users. There is > a "subscription" you can buy to make the rates the same as Tesla owners > pay: > https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/supercharging-other-evs#supercharging-membership > > About congestion fees: > https://www.tesla.com/support/charging/supercharger/fees > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM 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/20250915/565e7355/attachment.htm> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image0.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 896923 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250915/565e7355/attachment.jpeg> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
