The EQS gets two years free, I think.I was at EA today. There were two brand spanking new cars: an i4 and a EQS. Both were paying for the EA. VW owns EA.
The EQS gets two years free, I think.I was at EA today. There were two brand spanking new cars: an i4 and a EQS. Both were paying for the EA. VW owns EA.
Yes, that was the incentive when you and I bought the EQS.The EQS gets two years free, I think.
Has it changed?Yes, that was the incentive when you and I bought the EQS.
Don’t know.Has it changed?
My wife's new i4 comes with 2 years free charging from BMW?I was at EA today. There were two brand spanking new cars: an i4 and a EQS. Both were paying for the EA. VW owns EA.
I guess that guy didn’t realize that!My wife's new i4 comes with 2 years free charging from BMW?
No, he just paid. Not sure if he was aware he had free charging or even if he did.Yes, that was the incentive when you and I bought the EQS.
I could be wrong here but I inferred that Bobby meant they had problem with EA and had to pay.
Who knows why the guy just paid, but to be fair to EA, I have to say that while I’ve had issues with them periodically, I haven’t had to pay out of pocket.No, he just paid. Not sure if he was aware he had free charging or even if he did.
Yup, I haven't had to pay a penny since I got my i4. Strange that the guy paying that Bobby mentioned didn't realize the charging was free.My wife's new i4 comes with 2 years free charging from BMW?
I actually asked him about it. He said no.Yup, I haven't had to pay a penny since I got my i4. Strange that the guy paying that Bobby mentioned didn't realize the charging was free.
No matter the brand, some owners can be clueless.I actually asked him about it. He said no.
There was a woman there charging her ID4 to 100%. No other spots were available; usually there are at this location. She had her windows open so I politely asked (when she hit 90% at 21Kw) if she was aware that it slows down considerably after 80. She said that she charges all the time and this doesn’t happen in her car. I had to wait it out.No matter the brand, some owners can be clueless.
This infuriates me to no end. At 80% they need to double the charging fee and at 90% triple it. Something needs to be done in order to get people to move on.There was a woman there charging her ID4 to 100%. No other spots were available; usually there are at this location. She had her windows open so I politely asked (when she hit 90% at 21Kw) if she was aware that it slows down considerably after 80. She said that she charges all the time and this doesn’t happen in her car. I had to wait it out.
Yes.. one of the biggest scams in the Industry. 1. Cheat, 2. Cut a deal with the US Gov. 3. Create a new Company (EA). 4. Spend 2BB building a charging Infrastructure. 5. Recover most of the investment by selling shares of the company.Yes. See Volkswagen civil penalty for defrauding planet earth. There is zero incentive to maintain these chargers.
This is a penalty, not a profit source.
Given why the network was built it could be argued that they really didn't take it seriously and the government should look into what's going on. Might not make a blind bit of difference but maybe bombarding government officials with the issues and that VW needs to be investigated on what they've delivered. Heck, they launch investigations on the most minuscule things, surely this issue is big enough to at least warrant a re-visit given how this network \ company was founded.Yes.. one of the biggest scams in the Industry. 1. Cheat, 2. Cut a deal with the US Gov. 3. Create a new Company (EA). 4. Spend 2BB building a charging Infrastructure. 5. Recover most of the investment by selling shares of the company.
Perhaps we should start writing to our senators house reps to go back back to the diesel gate deal and review the status.Given why the network was built it could be argued that they really didn't take it seriously and the government should look into what's going on. Might not make a blind bit of difference but maybe bombarding government officials with the issues and that VW needs to be investigated on what they've delivered. Heck, they launch investigations on the most minuscule things, surely this issue is big enough to at least warrant a re-visit given how this network \ company was founded.
Lucid, Mercedes, BMW, etc. need to come out and say something as well. Them staying quiet publicly on the issues when its someone they've partnered with for what was supposed to be a "seamless & reliable" charging experience is just as bad as EA's silence at this point.