Electrify America Offers 2 Years Of Charging For The Upcoming BMW I5. Is This A Good Idea?
PublishedIn a recent press release, Electrify America announced yet another complimentary charging program, this time for a BMW vehicle. In this article, we’ll take a look at the deal and the larger trend that it’s a part of. Plus, I’ll speculate a bit about the future of this “free lunch.”a partnership that offers first-time owners of the new all-electric BMW i5 two years of complimentary 30-minute charging sessions.
The i5 is a part of the upcoming BMW 5 Series, set to debut globally in October 2023. BMW says the new 5 Series will be equipped with the BMW Operating System 8.5, the BMW Curved Display, state-of-the-art digital services, and an electric drivetrain in the form of the BMW i5 for the first time. Additionally, the i5 will be the inaugural BMW electric vehicle to incorporate Plug&Charge payment technology.
Another way that such deals can be limited is in terms of time. Like BMW’s latest deal, automakers can set time limits per free charging session and allow them for a limited time. Tesla did this to the max in the past by allowing unlimited free supercharging for the life of the vehicle , and when I bought my 2018 Nissan LEAF, I got unlimited L3 charging for two years.
So, the next obvious question is where to draw the line. Unrestricted, unlimited charging for free invites abuse, while paying full price more fully allocates the charging resources to those who need them. So, the wider question is this: is there a good place between paying and getting it for free that reduces abuse enough to make it all work?
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