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UPDATE: I finally got thru to DWP and it more than likely is the new "Smart Meter" they recently installed. They're going to come out and do a visual read. I suspect this is the root of the problem.

Greetings, I'm starting my journey of investigation to my first electric bill since getting the Fusion Energi. We're with Los Angeles DWP. The rates don't change with the time of day use but there are 3 tiers depending on your amount of use. Looking back the last 2 years my Kwh use for the billing period of July to Sept (65 days) was about 1500 Kwh average. But, in this year's period it shot up to 2990 Kwh. That's just about twice the amount. That's roughly 32 nights of full charging as we didn't get the car at the start of the billing period. So in 32 nights of charging I used 1490 more Kwh? is that consistent with what others use or do I have some other energy drain out of the ordinary? This puts us in pricier Tiers and the electrical portion of the bill is over $350 more than average for this time of year.

Sorry, what was worth it? The 240 V charger or ... If its only $2 a year on a 3 year lease I'll leave it plugged in rather than pay the cost of an Electrician to come out! I'm more concerned about safety though.

So, that's 4 months now since April?

That was my thought also, but wanted to ask before having an electrician come out. Thanks.

I've read thru the manual and haven't found any note on leaving the cord plugged in to the wall when its not connected to the vehicle. Anybody find any info on this? My wife has problems unplugging the cord from the wall as it is a very snug fit and her hands are weaker from age and disease. I have no problems unplugging it, .... when I'm home and the car's fully re-charged but that leaves all the other times. Thanks in advance.