To get an accurate picture of your EV charging costs, you will need to define the charging rate for a location. The app uses a predefined default price setting, which can be modified on a location and session basis. For Public charging for example this is set to 0.35/kWh.
How do I configure the pricing?
There are two ways to add or change the charging rate.
Per location
Unsaved/new locations will automatically show a popup asking you to set up the location. You can also modify existing locations, by viewing an individual charging session or going to
Settings > Known locationsPer session
You can also set the charging rate for a single charging session. Click the
Edit charging ratebutton and selectOnly this sessionwhen you have configured the new price.
And, don't forget to save afterwards. 👌
What pricing options are there?
Many locations use different pricing schemes. That's why you have these options:
⚡️ Price per kWh
Define up to 4 different kWh rates with a custom time schedule
⏱ Price per duration
Set a cost per 1 minute, per 15 minutes or per hour
☝️ Price per session
Enter a fixed cost for the entire session
🎉 Free charging
Mark your charging session as free
💡 Tip: To get accurate insights, don't mark a location as 'Free' if someone else pays for it. (E.g. through a charge pass, or when charging at work). Only set it to free when nobody needs to pay anything.
Good to know: you can also create combinations of costs. In some situations applying only rate is not sufficient. You can combine:
A cost per usage (kWh) + a session cost
A cost per usage (kWh) + a duration based cost
A cost per duration + a cost per usage (kWh)
Choose which sessions should use the new pricing
When changing the rate of a location you don't necessarily want all historic prices to change. That's why you have different options when modifying the pricing:
New sessions: Applies to all future charges at this location. Previous charging sessions remain unchanged.
From a specific day: All charges after a chosen date are recalculated. Future charges use the new rate.
Between 2 dates: All charges within a defined timeframe are recalculated, even if this is in the future.
Only this one: The selected charging session is recalculated. Pricing for other sessions at the location remain unchanged.
For all sessions: All historical charges will be recalculated. Future sessions will use the new pricing.
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