Tesla's Supercharging network is one of its most important assets. Not only is it a steady stream of revenue for Tesla, but it helped build the company into what it is today by being a super pleasant plug-and-charge experience. Heck, it even managed to convince other automakers that its proprietary charger port should be installed in virtually every EV sold across North America.

But that experience has quietly become a bit less pleasant. Not because the charging tech changed, but because—much like folks at the pump—Supercharging has become more expensive over the last year.

According to data from Paren's Q3 US EV Fast Charging report, Tesla's average non-member Supercharging pricing has increase 15% year-over-year.

It now charges non-Tesla owners without a subscription to its services an average of $0.569 per kilowatt-hour of electricity served. Members get a little bit of a break at $0.396 per kWh, though that climbed about 9% as well.

That said, this isn't about Tesla being more exorbitantly expensive than other fast charging companies roviders out there. In fact, it's more about Tesla charging a price more aligned with the other charging providers. The national average for non-Tesla fast chargers has remained static at around $0.533 per kWh for five consecutive quarters, according to Paren's data. Tesla's increase pushed the overall average up to $0.540 (around 2%).

Fifteen percent also feels a lot larger on paper than in the wallet. 14), which admittedly feels like a steal compared to gas prices over the last few months.

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