Carefree life and charging could soon be over for e-car drivers. Aldi is taking a decisive step and discontinuing the popular free charging for electric cars. This not only puts a stop to scroungers with electricity, it also makes it significantly more expensive for owners of an e-car.
E-car drivers, please pay! Aldi is putting an end to free electricity
Aldi Süd is serious. The discounter will end free charging for e-cars in just a few weeks. Instead, a fixed charging tariff will be introduced. From June, 39 cents per kWh will be charged.
This was recorded by Twitter user and tech youtuber TouchBenny. Accordingly, Aldi Süd informs e-car owners directly at the charging stations about the upcoming change. A typical restriction that owners of electric cars are already used to will not exist at Aldi Süd: it exists no obligation to use the app or pay by charging card.
become a user be able to pay directly at the charging station by EC or credit card, as will become mandatory for new charging stations in just over a year. According to the information from Aldi Süd, the use of charging cards is still possible. The conditions of the tariff provider would apply:
Apparently Aldi wants too Introduce Plug&Charge for its charging stations. However, whether an electric car can do anything with it also depends on whether manufacturers have activated Plug&Charge for their electric cars.
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Aldi wants to see money, other charging providers will follow
The comments on the tweet suggest that the 39 cents is the kWh price for DC charging. However, this is not clear from the photo. If the price is for fast charging, Aldi Süd makes a solid offer with which you can cheaper than many competing providers. Prices around 50 cents per kWh are not uncommon. Nevertheless, from 0 to 39 cents, the price jump is not without it.
E-car drivers should expect Aldi Süd to take this step heralds the end of free charging stations. Whether it’s prepaid offers for smartphones or cheap special items, the following applies: If Aldi sets a price, many others usually follow suit. In addition to Aldi Nord, this should also apply to Lidl. Other providers such as Ikea or Edeka will probably revise their charging offers soon.