So Gen 3, 4, Apex, 450s and pre-2025 Rizta owners will now pay more for charging because these vehicles charge much slower than 6kW supported vehicles. How is this fair ? Why are we still using this time-based billing criteria ?
The price increase is for only the 6kw chargers or all Ather grid chargers ?
Cost should change
Same ₹1.20/min rate, but older vehicles charge slower. That means we pay more for the same energy. ₹/kWh pricing would be fairer.
Yes cost per kW makes sense…
In my Recent long ride, i paid more for the same distance we travel with Gen 5 and Gen 2
All chargers are now 1.2 per minute plus gst
I have seen some individuals keeping vehicles charging even after reaching 80% when others are waiting. Minutes based costing is good as people don’t keep their vehicle charging for long.
They probably Beta Tester for 100% grid
Per-kWh pricing is fairer for the energy consumed.
But time-based pricing helps charger availability.
A better system could actually combine both: ₹/kWh for charging + an idle/occupancy fee after charging is complete or after a reasonable time/SOC threshold.
That would be fair to slower-charging vehicles without encouraging charger blocking.