Royal Bank Canada/Petro Canada - free charging for 1 year Canada

Hit the petrocan charger today, but 3 times it stopped charging, once at 51, then 66 and 76%. I gave up reseating it then as I was only trying to get to 80%. It was 23c outside and charger was peaking at 73 kw, so imo, it was getting hot because the stn said the car was basically shutting it down. That's the first I've had that happen at this petrocan location.
I did talk to a Porsche guy, he was charging at 130kw. But $160,00 is a little too rich for me lol.
 
electriceddy said:
Link a RBC Visa Infinite Avion card and Petro Canada points card and receive free charging until April 30th 2022.
https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/deals/rbc-rewards-offers-free-ev-charging-for-1-year-at-petro-canada/
and
https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/rbc-and-petro-canada-team-up-to-offer-1-year-of-free-ev-charging/
With some luck and a few million vaccines, it could be a great way to explore Canada's Electric Highway , but until then great for those who can't charge at home:)
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Thanks for the info :)
 
R P said:
Heck, you kidding!!?? You obviously don't know how much gas costs here. And now with the loss of many of the free BC Hydro chargers, this can help keep my free charging streak going this summer. We were thinking of taking a trip to Manitoba later this summer/early fall, and this would really help. I have already saved about $5K in two years over what I would have paid in my ICE car for the same miles.
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Maybe it was the after lunch beer, but I am confused. Why would anyone driving an EV worry about gas prices?
 
Lars said:
Maybe it was the after lunch beer, but I am confused. Why would anyone driving an EV worry about gas prices?
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I was responding to Recoil45, who didn't think gas prices made this free EV charging offer from RBC/Petro Canada very significant. Having said that, I do have other ICE vehicles (EV can't be used for all my driving), so high gas prices still impact me. But I drive the EV as much as possible, and all my charging has been free so far. So this deal will help with that as well.
 
R P said:
I was responding to Recoil45, who didn't think gas prices made this free EV charging offer from RBC/Petro Canada very significant. Having said that, I do have other ICE vehicles (EV can't be used for all my driving), so high gas prices still impact me. But I drive the EV as much as possible, and all my charging has been free so far. So this deal will help with that as well.
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Get your point.
 
Lars said:
Get your point.
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It's also relative. I drive the least fuel efficient cars/trucks/boats made and rarely spend more than 3-4k a year on fuel. If that cost went to zero my life would not change.


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Recoil45 said:
It's also relative. I drive the least fuel efficient cars/trucks/boats made and rarely spend more than 3-4k a year on fuel. If that cost went to zero my life would not change.


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Maybe not your life, but I'm sure you could make other good use of that 3-4K a year extra bucks. That's the way I look at it.
 
I charged at Petro Canada today just to try it out. One station wouldn't read my card, but the other did. But it only charged at 42kW!!?? I was at 60%, so maybe faster at lower SOC. Only charged $3.03. Now will have to see how fast they credit back that amount on my RBC card.
 
R P said:
I charged at Petro Canada today just to try it out. One station wouldn't read my card, but the other did. But it only charged at 42kW!!?? I was at 60%, so maybe faster at lower SOC. Only charged $3.03. Now will have to see how fast they credit back that amount on my RBC card.
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Hey RP, did you get your credit back?
 
Not yet. I still haven't got to my first statement date. I understand it shows up as a refund then?
 
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Odd...for me, they have all shown up within several days online, however, I do all my banking with rbc, so maybe that's why.
 
My refund finally showed up today. Looks like it was done manually though, as it came in two transaction, looks like the first one was a mistake, with the final one correct.

This came after almost 2 hours of the most frustrating call centre discussions I have ever had with any institution. I just can't believe the incompetence of these people. I ended up talking to 3 different people at RBC, after long waits each time, as each person either did not know anything about this promotion and how it works, or couldn't help me. The final one was to Petro Canada, which also couldn't help me or explain how the promotion works. Today I am supposed to get a call from their "level 3" support person who is supposed to help me. Still haven't heard from them. But yes, magically, my refund came through today.

It doesn't give me any confidence, though, that this process works automatically. I guess I will have to try it again, but dread having to go through this call centre fiasco again, just to get the refund.

Honestly, these people are the most incompetent bunch I have ever encountered, all of them. And I am normally a very patient person...
 
Well that sux it's not automatically done for ya. I have had 3 different sessions now and usually credited back within 2-3 business days. I do all my banking with rbc so maybe that has a bearing on it.
 
Yeah, I don't do any banking with RBC, except now with this credit card. I do all my banking/brokerage with TD, and have to say they are much better with their call centres, if you have a problem.

I don't want to sound prejudiced, but was also frustrated with the people not being able speak English well, and had a hard time understanding them. A couple of them had East Indian accents, and one was French (also very poor English). I assume these call centres were in Quebec, although maybe Toronto. They cited Eastern times to me, so certainly not local here.
 
R P said:
When I charged at Petro Canada, it did the same thing. I asked the attendant and she said they were having problems with it. It would stop with an error code, something about cordheat. I could smell electricity outside there, too. So something not right with them. Also, didn't go higher than 42 kW. When I charge at the free BC Hydro chargers, no problem.
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Just checked Plugshare and from the comments there, both the Langley Petro-Canada and the Abby one (the two closest locations to me) are having the same problems with intermittent stops and low kW charging. Sure wouldn't want to have to pay for that...
 
R P said:
This came after almost 2 hours of the most frustrating call centre discussions I have ever had with any institution. I just can't believe the incompetence of these people. I ended up talking to 3 different people at RBC, after long waits each time, as each person either did not know anything about this promotion and how it works, or couldn't help me.
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So I can avoid RBC and all I need to do is pay for my charing? Sounds like a good deal to me. I gave up on RBC years ago beause of experiences like this.
 
I think my RBC card and Petro-Canada free EV charging is finally working. After hours on the phone (mostly wait time while I was getting passed on to different people), I finally was given an email contact where I could explain my issues of the refunds not working. At first, all I got was an explanation of how the offer worked. But when I said wasn't getting refunded (even though I opted in for the offer), I suddenly noticed the charging refund happen (about 2 weeks later). BUT there was still an outstanding $25 per-authorization charge sitting there. I asked what that was for, and was told that it should also be refunded. And magically after that email, I see that refund come through as well, more than two weeks late.

Today, I decided to give it another try. After my charge when I got home, I checked my RBC account, and see the $25 per-authorization charge again, but it was also immediately refunded. So that was promising. The EV charge amount is there, of course. Now will wait and see how long it takes this time for that refund to go through. Supposed to only be a few days, not 2 weeks like last time. I think the system just wasn't working, and when I finally got the refund (from the first charge), I think it was done manually after my call. So hopefully this one will work automatically.

The free charging is a good deal, but they sure need to fix some things as I should not have had to go through this rigmarole.

The only other complaint I have is that the max charge is only 42 kW, even though they are 350 kW chargers. I see others on plugshare also complaining about that. They were having electrical issues last time I was there, with it shutting down prematurely. But when it is free, I guess beggars can't be choosers either...
 
electriceddy said:
I kind of figured you also would be on board with this:D

Would be nice to see Electrify Canada swing a similar deal.
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I would prefer Hyundai use their Bluelink app. for owners to activate partner chargers:Petro Canada, EC, Ivy, Chargepoint, Flo,EVGO,Blink.... to offer a discounted kWh charging rate ,similar to Tesla supercharger costs. Many of the charging networks have been subsidized, including Tesla. Thankfully more charging networks are partnering so you don't need to use 6 accounts to charge.

Hoping President Biden gets his infrastructure installed after his own 2019 charging experience.

@rp the one year free charging isn't bad if one goes on long road trips.Consumer ICE gets $0.03/L ongoing,plus "Each time you use your Linked RBC Card to pay for qualifying purchases at a Petro-Canada Location, you will earn a bonus of twenty percent (20%)." When I had an ICE,I rarely set foot into a gas station to benefit from the latter.
 
R P said:
I think my RBC card and Petro-Canada free EV charging is finally working. After hours on the phone (mostly wait time while I was getting passed on to different people), I finally was given an email contact where I could explain my issues of the refunds not working. At first, all I got was an explanation of how the offer worked. But when I said wasn't getting refunded (even though I opted in for the offer), I suddenly noticed the charging refund happen (about 2 weeks later). BUT there was still an outstanding $25 per-authorization charge sitting there. I asked what that was for, and was told that it should also be refunded. And magically after that email, I see that refund come through as well, more than two weeks late.

Today, I decided to give it another try. After my charge when I got home, I checked my RBC account, and see the $25 per-authorization charge again, but it was also immediately refunded. So that was promising. The EV charge amount is there, of course. Now will wait and see how long it takes this time for that refund to go through. Supposed to only be a few days, not 2 weeks like last time. I think the system just wasn't working, and when I finally got the refund (from the first charge), I think it was done manually after my call. So hopefully this one will work automatically.

The free charging is a good deal, but they sure need to fix some things as I should not have had to go through this rigmarole.

The only other complaint I have is that the max charge is only 42 kW, even though they are 350 kW chargers. I see others on plugshare also complaining about that. They were having electrical issues last time I was there, with it shutting down prematurely. But when it is free, I guess beggars can't be choosers either...
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Two years later, Petro Canada shouldn't be still having kW issues for the fee being charged,or billing with a RBC program they co-created . Anyone know if Kona can do 70kW with EA ,tier issue resolved.
 
Out for a Sunday drive, on Monday :) . Decided to give Petro-Can in Hope a try, in part as a test for RBC freebie. 51% to 80%. 26 Minutes, 22.3 kWh. $7.10. At the 5 minute mark it was giving 74 kW.
 
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