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Eligible Citi Costco Anywhere VISA Cardholders: Gas/Electric Vehicle Charging (EV)

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Citi is offering eligible Citi Costco Anywhere VISA Cardholders: 4% Back on Eligible Gas/Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Purchases Worldwide (for first $7,000 per year and then 1% thereafter) when you shop using this qualifying card.

Thanks to community member(s) FrancoisP59 & dirtyherry for finding this deal

Note, must use your eligible card to make your purchase to qualify.
  • 4% cash back on eligible gas and EV charging purchases worldwide, including gas and EV charging at Costco, for the first $7,000 per year in gas and EV charging purchases and then 1% thereafter.
  • Certain Non-Qualifying Purchases. You will only earn 1% cash back, not 4% for gas and EV charging purchases made at superstores, supermarkets, convenience stores and warehouse clubs other than Costco or for fuel used for non-automobile purchases

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This is not a deal per say but I think people can benefit knowing that the citi/Costco Visa card now provides 4% cashback on EV charging. I believe this added benefit started around July or August because I got only 1% cashback on my June charging sessions.


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Created 08-29-2022 at 12:48 PM by FrancoisP59
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Lol. For real? Save 40 cents a charge.
This is very cool, but the real slickdeal is charging at home with TOU rates
Seriously. Even for gas 5% (PFCU) isn't a huge amount. That's like $3ish a week. YEs it's $150 a year but not like it's thousands of $$$

For reference a M3LR has a 70kwh pack and 4% supercharging at $0.25/kwh (same price I pay at home ironically) would save you a whopping $0.70 for a full charge.

If that entices you to buy a Tesla..... uh.......

And that's not taking into account that the cash back is only usable if you have a costco membership (I think they let you cash it, and not just use it on purchases).

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desynergy
08-30-2022 at 06:16 PM.
08-30-2022 at 06:16 PM.
If you live in the city and dont plan on doing much traveling outside of the city, an EV would be great. But I've noticed all the people in my area that move into a new house come with an EV and within a year or two, that EV has been replaced with a gas powered (or hybrid) vehicle. Most of our charging stations are free also. https://www.plugshare.com/directo...ansas-city Our town has 2 that have been recently installed at the new grocery store. One marked Tesla, the other marked with the electric company's logo and as far as I know, both are free. The only places that do charge is Sams Club and Costco. Looks like today's price at Sams Club is $0.20/kWh. https://www.plugshare.com/location/65824
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MakoBumiOkii
08-30-2022 at 06:37 PM.
08-30-2022 at 06:37 PM.
Quote from Dr. J :
Seriously. Even for gas 5% (PFCU) isn't a huge amount. That's like $3ish a week. YEs it's $150 a year but not like it's thousands of $$$

For reference a M3LR has a 70kwh pack and 4% supercharging at $0.25/kwh (same price I pay at home ironically) would save you a whopping $0.70 for a full charge.

If that entices you to buy a Tesla..... uh.......

And that's not taking into account that the cash back is only usable if you have a costco membership (I think they let you cash it, and not just use it on purchases).

It's never been 70kwh. It was 75 and now it's 83. Maybe not a useable 83, but it's always been more than a useable 70kwh

also, if you're going to supercharge, why not link your Costco citi card now to your account? I charge mostly at home, but if all it takes is a one time change to link your Citi card now for an extra couple %.... why not?
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Knightshade
08-30-2022 at 06:37 PM.
08-30-2022 at 06:37 PM.
Quote from redmaxx :
How is this any different from filling up a gas tank reward at the same rate? $50 at 4% is $2. 3% additional is 3% additional and the Costco card carries a ton of benefits. Can't see any good reason you're being so down about this deal.

Look at his post history. He's usually "down" about anything involving EVs and has been for years- can't even honestly report battery size when it's widely documented.



Quote from xUnKnOwNx :
dont know where u guys all live, superchargers cost 58 cents per kwh, and TOU is 34 cents during offpeak where i'm at.

Where's that so I know not to move there? LMAO

TOU off peak here is 2.9 cents per kwh. Not 29, 2.9.

It's less than $3 to go 300 miles for me with home charging.

I'm honestly not sure what superchargers cost locally... only ever use em for road trips (and even then usually only a single stop as I'm likely gonna have charging at any hotel or airbnb I'm driving to- and if it's further away than I can get on 2 full charges I'd probably be flying instead of driving just for time reasons)


Checking my history though I show 28 cent per kwh in South Carolina on a trip I took to Charleston, and 34 cents an hour on a stop in NC on same trip on the way back.



Anyway as to the deal-- no it won't add up to much for most... but then there's other reasons to hold this card, and if you do hold it anyway, why NOT take the extra free $ back on charging, even if it's not much?
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SerialSlickdealer
08-31-2022 at 12:47 AM.
08-31-2022 at 12:47 AM.
Quote from AndieNarwhal :
What's the slickest way to get set up for TOU? I assume I need some sort of charger that will only charge at certain times, or can my Audi etron do that by itself?

The rate has to come from your utility.

I am able to schedule charging times in my car (2022 Kia Niro EV) or through the Kia app. The car will only charge during those times identified as super off peak by my utility per my charge schedule.

Alternatively, I can also set a charge schedule from my home level 2 charger which is a Chargepoint Flex.

Either way, just charge during the time your utility designated as off peak while you're on their TOU plan.

You may want to see if your vehicle has the ability to schedule charge times or if you buy a level 2 charger that it has the ability to charge from a schedule.
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starcaptor
08-31-2022 at 06:44 AM.
08-31-2022 at 06:44 AM.
For those of you who want to charge your EV at night to get a cheaper rate... Bear in mind that TOU plans may not add up if you have something else in your house that uses more energy during peak times... Specifically hvac in summer (and winter if you have a heat pump)

I have a 2400 sq ft ranch, and even with the most efficient central air system, for example, cooking uses up 30kwh a day during the summer, and this is with the stat set at 77 degrees.

So unless I charge more than 30kwh a day, TOU doesn't make sense. 30kwh for me is about 140 miles of driving.

The way to have it all, or course, is to get a home battery (even without solar), but the payback period on those would literally be a decade or more.
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ameerr
08-31-2022 at 07:41 AM.
08-31-2022 at 07:41 AM.
Not sure what people are complaining about. Change the default payment in your EV charging infrastructure of choice once, get an additional 3% back on your paid charging forever.

Are you charging for free all the time? Good for you.
Are you charging at home all the time? Then not for you.
Do you pay for charging so infrequently that you only get a buck back every blue moon? Close this tab and move on.
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EfficientMoon3039
08-31-2022 at 09:35 AM.
08-31-2022 at 09:35 AM.
Quote from Knightshade :
TOU off peak here is 2.9 cents per kwh. Not 29, 2.9.
I'm a bit jealous - where do you live to get such an excellent TOU rate?
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Knightshade
08-31-2022 at 01:46 PM.
08-31-2022 at 01:46 PM.
Quote from EfficientMoon3039 :
I'm a bit jealous - where do you live to get such an excellent TOU rate?
Central NC... there's a 3 tiered rate for EV owners...

10pm-5am is 2.9 cents (when the car charges), that's year round...

Rest of the day is divided into 4-5 "peak" hours that are like 24-34 cents depending on summer or winter (and which 4-5 hours changes between those too).... and then 12 hours of "off peak" that is like 6.5 cents per kwh... (that's M-F, weekends there's no peak time at all)

My electric bill actually went down when I got an EV and got access to this plan.
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sbharathiyer85
08-31-2022 at 03:48 PM.
08-31-2022 at 03:48 PM.
Better than using a 1.5% cash back card I guess. Thanks OP.
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nojmplease
08-31-2022 at 06:10 PM.
08-31-2022 at 06:10 PM.
Quote from Dr. J :
Well I can put things in perspective. $1.40 a week is a grand total of $73 for a year. And that's for someone owning a M3LR. Chances are they spend more than that on coffee in a few weeks.

Plus, said person would already be saving 1% from literally any CC on the market, so the additional 3% is really only like $55 a year.
And guess what $55 roughly covers? An annual basic Costco membership! Now do you see how this might make some sense?
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g10ny
08-31-2022 at 08:44 PM.
08-31-2022 at 08:44 PM.
It seems to be a good card, especially if your usage pattern can be made to fit the card's strength.
On the other hand however, you need to manage expectation. 4% from the maximum of $7K is $280 which you can reasonably expect to get back. The fact that the reward is in form of a certificate you can use to pay purchases at Costco is not an issue. If you're like me your are spending that much on that monthly Costco trip.

Please note that you can strategize by using your normal Costco card (if you have it) just for Costco purchases and also gas. Maybe only use this new card when charging EVs and after you hit the max on the classic Costco card?

Gosh how I miss FWF.
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08-31-2022 at 08:52 PM.
08-31-2022 at 08:52 PM.
If this has great value to you, BEV might not have been best choice.
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08-31-2022 at 08:54 PM.
08-31-2022 at 08:54 PM.
Quote from nojmplease :
And guess what $55 roughly covers? An annual basic Costco membership! Now do you see how this might make some sense?

Citigold covers a $120 membership and savings accounts lack opportunity cost in 22. laugh out loud
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08-31-2022 at 08:56 PM.
08-31-2022 at 08:56 PM.
Quote from corpomonkey :
If Tesla Supercharger is included, this would be good, especially for me since I do road trips to Canada and Costco Citi Visa also does not charge foreign transaction fees (Supercharger locations in Canada are charged in CAD) and now adds 4% CB for EV charging. Better than 1% or 2%, which is the standard.

Charging on Solar - great in theory but if you're commuting with your EV and your EV parked in a parking lot somewhere during the day, solar isn't that helpful. It works out great on weekends when I have my car plugged in and scheduled to charge when sun is glaring down on my roof, but that doesn't always happen. I also don't like to pull from my Powerwalls (70kwh battery in model 3 vs 27 kWh capacity from 2 Powerwalls) which is really for backup.

Disclaimer - I only got the Solar Roof for the looks and durability, solar was a plus.

Sun glaring is irrelevant with NEM,it's a yearly true up. Hasn't solar roof been a litany of issues for Tesla?
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frank.martini07
09-28-2022 at 01:11 PM.
09-28-2022 at 01:11 PM.
Quote from c4sh50 :
I love my costco card for this, I've paid for my membership just by filling up my tank every 2 weeks.

Can you fill up gas anywhere or only at Costco gas stations ? Tia
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