Jimu news reporter Li Yang
On March 4, a blogger posted a photo of the charging standard of tesla supercharger station, which showed that if the vehicle overtime occupied the charging station, the maximum charge was 6.4 yuan per minute, and the overtime hour was equal to 384 yuan, which caused heated discussion among netizens. On the 5th, Tesla customer service staff responded to the Jimu news reporter, saying that this move is to improve the utilization rate of charging piles, if the charging continues to occupy parking spaces for 5 minutes after charging is completed, and the empty equipment of the charging pile is less than or equal to 50%, the system will start billing.
The seat occupancy fee of 6.4 yuan per minute is controversial
Big V spit tesla overtime placeholder screenshot
On March 4, a blogger posted that he was frightened by the overtime occupancy fee of Tesla's superchargers, saying: "6.4 yuan a minute, 384 yuan an hour." In the photo of the Tesla Supercharger Station charging standard released by the blogger, there is an official tip written: Please drive away from the charging space immediately after the vehicle is charged. If you leave within five minutes, we will waive the overtime occupancy fee. If the vehicle does not drive away within five minutes after charging, the overtime occupancy fee will be charged by the minute from the time of charging.
Jimu News reporters noticed that this matter quickly triggered heated discussion among netizens. Some netizens believe that Tesla's move is reasonable, which can avoid the phenomenon of occupying parking spaces and protect the rights and interests of more car owners. Some netizens also believe that the price of the maximum 6.4 yuan supercharged occupancy fee per minute is too high, and the time calculated after 5 minutes is too short, if there is something too late to come back to move the car, the overall cost is too high, "overtime one minute to catch up with the rhythm of burning a liter of oil." ”
Some car owners posted documents that were charged overtime seat occupancy fees on the Internet
Mr. Li from Nanning told Jimu News that he bought a Tesla car 2 years ago, and every time he went to the supercharger station, he could see the price reminder. In his view, Tesla's overcharging occupancy fee has little impact on him, "the car can be charged in up to 1 hour." If there is still about 20 percent of the battery left, it will be recharged in 40 minutes. So usually when charging, I play with my phone and watch a movie in the car. 10 minutes and 5 minutes before the end of charging will be reminded separately, and the vehicle will be charged and driven out. ”
Mr. Li said that every time he goes to the Tesla supercharge station in the mall, there are more vehicles to charge, and he needs to wait, and there is a limit on the cost of overcharging, which can reduce his waiting time.
Tesla charging in the interviewee courtesy of the image
Netizen "Hu Drift A D" complained that because of the problem of overcharging and occupying the seat, he did not dare to charge the Tesla supercharging station at the hotel at 2 a.m., because he was afraid of overtime after falling asleep, and he had to spend extra time charging the next morning, which was very inconvenient for the owner.
Lawyer: The fees should be both legal and reasonable
The Jimu News reporter found that the overtime occupancy fee is the industry rule of the electric vehicle industry, but the price of other electric vehicle brands is relatively cheap, such as Xiaopeng Automobile, the overtime occupancy fee is fixed at 1 minute, and the billing start time is 30 minutes after the owner ends charging. In 2016, Tesla introduced the parking space occupancy rule, which cost 2.6 yuan per minute. In 2019, Tesla raised the overtime occupancy fee to 6.4 yuan per minute when there is no vacant parking space.
On the morning of March 5, Tesla customer service told Jimu News reporter that this move was to improve the utilization rate of charging piles. She said that there are two conditions for generating overtime occupancy fees, one is that the charging is completed, and the other is that the charging pile has less than or equal to 50% of the spare equipment, and it will start to collect. When the number of charging piles idle is less than or equal to 50%, the overtime occupation fee is 3.2 yuan per minute; if the charging pile is not idle, the vehicle is parked overtime, it will be charged according to 6.4 yuan per minute, "If there is only 1 car in 6 piles, there will be no placeholder fee." But if you go to the mall, there is no guarantee that there will be no car to charge in the future. If there are 6 piles to 3 or more, the fee will start to be charged. ”
Chai Xin, a lawyer at Beijing Dacheng (Wuhan) Law Firm, said that under normal circumstances, it is not illegal for car companies to set overtime spaceholder fees to adjust the user's occupancy time, and the price is market-regulated, and the government generally does not interfere. However, when formulating the charging standard of the placeholder fee, the car company should consider the consumer's affordability, the charging standard of other car companies, and also consider whether the free parking time set for the consumer is sufficiently generous, whether it is convenient for the consumer to have enough time to migrate after learning that the electricity is full, and the charging standard should be both legal and reasonable. In addition, according to the relevant provisions of the Anti-Monopoly Law, the state may also impose anti-monopoly penalties for business operators with a dominant market position who abuse their dominant market position and infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.