Best known for offering roadside assistance plans and TripTik travel maps in the days before GPS, the American Automobile Association (AAA) is still popular, claiming more than 60 million members in the US and Canada – and now, those members will be able to get preferred pricing at ChargePoint stations.
Established in 1902 by nine motor clubs with fewer than 1,500 members, AAA today boasts more than 60 million members. For their money, AAA members get discounts on auto insurance, hotel stays, and financial services.
“AAA’s first priority is serving our members,” said Bob Huffman, Director of Roadside Programs & Benefits for AAA. “By working with ChargePoint, we are able to provide resources and services to our clubs and service providers, so they are able to best assist our members when they need us most.”
This newest arrangement with ChargePoint offers yet another benefit for AAA road-trippers, but the initial press release is somewhat light on details. It explains only that deal covers Level 2 AC charging as well as Level 3 DC fast-charging stations AAA and CAA (Canadian Automobile Association) members in need of charging infrastructure can find more information at this link.
It’s not much, in the way of information. Still, when the nation’s largest auto club is talking about EVs, it feels like we’re moving in the right direction.
Electrek’s Take
Despite those impressive stats, if you’d asked me what I knew about AAA yesterday I would have told you a story about driving a Mosler Twinstar from Florida to Las Vegas in 22 hours using a AAA TripTik and guessed they’d closed up shop sometime in the last decade.
Alas, there seem to still be a healthy number of Baby Boomers still buying AAA memberships for college-age grandkids out there (the average age of members was 55 in 2014, and I assume it’s only gone up from there). Making them aware of EVs – and making the EVs even easier and cheaper to own – can only be a good thing.
SOURCE | IMAGES: ChargePoint.