Agawam to set 60-cent charging fee for electric vehicles Updated Mar 23, 2021; AGAWAM — Electric vehicle owners are going to have to pay for their own power, the City Council voted on Monday. What they’ll be buying when they use one of the town’s seven public charging stations is the electricity only, however, not network or administration fees. While the town had originally proposed a $1 per kilowatt-hour fee, which would have covered all costs, the council endorsed an amendment from Mayor William Sapelli reducing the fee to 60 cents per kilowatt-hour. The town has operated free charging stations since December 2019, with taxpayers footing the bill.