Any idea how much it will be cost to use the service?
Here in Estonia they announced prices for charging from the brand new fast charging network yesterday. There will be three price packages, two with a monthly fee, and one without it.
For those, who will use fast charging less than 5 times per month, it is most reasonable to use the package without a monthly fee, having flat rate 5 € per charging.
For those, who will fast charge more than 7 times per month, it is most reasonable to use the package with a monthly fee 30 €. There will be no additional charging cost for the monthly amount of energy used up to 150 kWh. Otherwise 1.2 € per charging is added for charging over 150 kWh/month.
The third price package is for those, who can keep the number of fast chargings per month between 4 and 8. They have to pay a monthly fee 10 € and additional price per charging 2.5 €.
Tricky, isn't?
It is necessary to have a contract with the operator to have an access to a charger. The price package can be choosen or changed and the contract can be signed online. To activate a charger one needs a personal RFID card, provided by the operator or this can be done by mobile phone (the number must be tied with the contract).
Until February 2013 all clients can use fast chargers for free. One fast charging session lasts up to one hour, then it will be cancelled automatically.
There are 124 fast chargers installed and operative all over Estonia of planned 163.