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My city tapped into a federal grant a few years ago to put a charger in one of the parking lots. The problem is they never budgeted maintenance so it's never wo

• smileysteve 3y ago
  They've done this without thinking of the incentives much too. A supercharger station I visit is on the outskirts of an old mall (dead after 8pm) parking lot (with no pedestrian experience to the mall). It is okay to go get a milkshake or cookie at until 9 and the walk and bathroom break can top up on supercharger nicely. (The mall bathroom though is poorly maintained) Or my state incentived chargers at State and city parks that are theoretically closed at dusk, and have no full time maintenance staff or security. Who did this seeing gas stations and thought, let's put this charger in place that is busy only on fair weather days, not safe at dark (be it wildlife, crime, or the ability to injure yourself), with no secondary revenue (snacks, food) or even bio (restrooms closed after dark or you have to walk through a basketball practice) and said, this is the infrastructure we need. The power co has wisened up now though and worked with gas stations to add a few chargers.