A Chevrolet Bolt owner recently pulled into a Hyundai dealership to grab a quick top-up, expecting a routine charging session. Instead, he was handed a bill for $418. The culprit wasn't a faulty cable or a long stay, but the charger's electricity rate itself, which the driver described as the most absurd he had ever seen. And here is the catch: the inflated tariff was no accident.
The dealership appears to have deliberately set its kilowatt-hour price far above any reasonable commercial electricity cost. In doing so, it transformed what should have been a modest fee into a bill that rivals a month's rent. The strategy seems designed either to discourage outsiders from using the equipment or to profit handsomely from drivers who fail to check the price before plugging in. Either way, it is a stark warning for EV owners who assume all public chargers charge fair, similar rates.
This lesson matters for Saudi buyers, where the compact electric segment is steadily growing. The Chevy Bolt sits on the affordable end of that class, competing locally with models like the Hyundai Kona Electric,
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