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He recharges his electric car in a gas station in Madrid and ends up paying more than 1,000 euros for 10 kWh and with a lawsuit before the courts

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It is pensioner was on vacation in Spain he took a scare that left him patidifuso. This French pensioner was traveling with an electric car and carried his in a gas station in , when he returned to France received the invoice for having used the load and almost falls out of the scare.

He only made a brief stop to recharge his vehicle but what he should have cost the usual, became an administrative nightmare. The invoiced amount included 925 euros classified as “connection expenses”, a figure that even in the highest standards of the electricity market is understandable for a 10 kWh load.

Electric car loading full

Elecrico car loading

On December 25, the collection of the pensioner was 71.77 euros for 18.88 kWh on December 25. Although it was already a high collection, it was not surprised. But days later a new invoice arrived that left him outdated. Almost 1,124 euros for an alleged load of only 10 kWh, claiming that the car was connected for twelve days in a row.

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The French pensioner decided to solve the matter by formal route, tried to contact the Headquarters of the recharge company through various mediaemails, certified letters and telephone calls.

The proliferation of recharge points is basic for the electric vehicle user not to have

The proliferation of recharge points is basic for the electric vehicle user not to have “Range Anxiety”.Powerdot

After weeks he managed to talk to an operator who acknowledged that the position was anomalousbut he told him that the company could not take charge: “It is abnormal, but we cannot do anything,” he said. “It’s not just about money, it’s a matter of principles”he told the .

Finally, the pensioner has been forced to take the case before the French courts, and if it is necessary to it to European instances. He has also his with the company and has installed a domestic load system.

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