Raley's EV Charging Stations

2 fast chargers. Tried to take pictures, they would not upload. Easy to find in front of store. Very handy.

I had a positive experience.

Charged successfully.

As of this post to the best of my knowledge this is the only public charging station available in Galt. So I'm rather pleased that it has a CCS hook up for my Chevy Bolt. A single session is limited to 30 minutes, at which point the station will stop charging your car. A meter is displayed on the station showing your battery charge at the start of, during, and at the end of session. Today I started my session with 14% battery life remaining (around 30 miles) and ended with 50%. My only complaint about this station is the company who put it in place and runs it. EVGO requires you to either sign up with a monthly plan (monthly fee and 1 year contract w/ early termination fee) through them, or a pay as you go plan with a set rate(still with a 1year contract). You can do neither of these and still use the station, but you will have to call a 1-800 number everytime and give them your credit card number everytime to start each session. Signing up for a plan gets you a RFID card that essentially link your credit card to it, and hold in front of a scanner, charges you, then starts the session. So you are essentially paying for a convenience/time saving fee. When I charged the 2nd or 3rd time I was told I should get an account because "the system doesn't always allow the Agents send a charge". Sounds shady, but since its the only station in town I'll make due when I need to use it.

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