Source: Slashdot: Hardware
A Hyundai dealership in Michigan charged $27 per 10 kWh for public EV charging—a rate roughly triple the regional average. The incident exposes how public charging networks fracture costs across operators, hardware providers, and location managers, each extracting margin with little consumer visibility. As EV adoption accelerates, these friction points are becoming flashpoints for buyer trust, particularly when legacy automotive dealerships operate charging infrastructure with dealership markups instead of network-competitive pricing. Without standardized pricing or clear signage, early EV owners will encounter surprise bills that erode the category's mainstream appeal.