FAQ

Common questions about the engine, data sources, pricing, and how the product positions itself.

• Why $149 for a report?

  Because the decision you're making is $0.6M–$5.4M in capex, depending on stall count. The report is under 0.03% of project cost.

• Can I get a refund?

  If billing goes wrong, we refund it: a duplicate or mistaken charge, a charge where no report was actually delivered, or a credit pack you haven't touched within 30 days of buying it. Email [email protected] with the receipt or scenario ID and we'll sort it out. What we can't take back is a delivered report — it's a digital product, delivered the moment it's generated. Every number in it is a projection from assumptions printed on the report itself; the method is published on the methodology page, and the wizard lets you change any input you disagree with and re-run it. Pro subscriptions cancel at any time — you keep access through the end of the period you've paid for, and no further charges occur. Full terms are on the Terms of Service page.

• What happens if I switch between monthly and annual?

  You never lose time you've paid for. Switching monthly to annual takes effect immediately — the annual charge is reduced by credit for the unused part of your monthly period. Switching annual to monthly is scheduled: you keep full annual access until the end of the year you paid for, and monthly billing starts only after that. A scheduled switch can be cancelled any time before it takes effect by re-selecting your current plan on the account page. Cancelling outright works the same way — access runs to the end of the period you've paid for.

• What's your data source for tariffs?

  Official filings, digit-verified against each utility's own filed sheets. Eighty-two tariffs across forty-nine states and the District of Columbia are covered today: California (PG&E, SCE, SDG&E), Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Montana, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Washington, Ohio, Utah, New Hampshire, Kentucky, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Colorado, Maryland, Arkansas, Mississippi, West Virginia, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Delaware, Washington, DC, Vermont, Rhode Island, and New York. Rates are re-checked within 2 weeks of any revision.

• Are you affiliated with Tesla?

  No. We are not paid by Tesla, EPCs, aggregators, or hardware vendors. We charge users directly so we can stay unbiased. We use the Tesla name only to describe what we model.

• Is this tax / legal / investment advice?

  No. ForgeAsset is software. The author is a software engineer, not a licensed financial adviser, CPA, or attorney. We provide a financial model from inputs you supply; you make the decisions. Always consult a licensed CPA and attorney before committing capital.

• Who built this and why should I trust the math?

  Built by a software engineer who spent months researching a personal Tesla V4 supercharger investment — every line item, every CA tax rule, every PG&E tariff. The Excel model behind the engine was built first for personal use, then productized. The methodology page documents every formula and source.

• What if my CPA disagrees with your model?

  That's a healthy outcome. The model is an estimate built from the inputs you supply, and estimates can be off. Its job is to give you an organized, line-by-line picture of the deal so a professional can review it — every assumption, formula, and source is documented in the report and on the methodology page. Where your CPA's numbers differ, use theirs: they know your tax situation; the model doesn't.

• Which states and site types are covered?

  Tesla V4 superchargers across forty-nine states and the District of Columbia today — California, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Arizona, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Montana, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Alabama, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Washington, Ohio, Utah, New Hampshire, Kentucky, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Colorado, Maryland, Arkansas, Mississippi, West Virginia, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Delaware, Washington, DC, Vermont, Rhode Island, and New York — each with its utility tariffs and state tax profile. A state is covered by modeling the filed EV tariffs of its major electric utilities, not every utility in the state — each state's guide page lists the specific utilities and tariffs behind it, and the demand-charge tool breaks down each one. More states are added one at a time; other asset classes come later. Email the waitlist with your utility and state to influence which ships next.