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It's myopic / counter intuitive; An example near me is a Live/Work/Play development that put chargers congregated together in an open area away from businesses
by smileysteve 3y ago
It's myopic / counter intuitive;
An example near me is a Live/Work/Play development that put chargers congregated together in an open area away from businesses. Another example is an old mall, that has a struggling food court, with chargers the longest walk away.
What's weird is that chargers started with the Nissan Bolt/Leaf with a concept of businesses/malls will put chargers up to encourage visitors to shop - or of cracker barrel (https://investor.crackerbarrel.com/news-releases/news-release-details/cracker-barrel-expands-comfort-zone-electric-vehicle-drivers https://investor.crackerbarrel.com/news-releases/news-releas...) locations.
But it seems charger networks have ignored that gas stations don't make money on gas, but make money on convenience stores and have gone unmanned, even as significant numbers of new vehicles are sold.
- _ea1k 3y agoThere are issues if they get placed too close to the amenities in busy lots. People will block them while not charging. But you are right that it has sometimes swung too far the other way. I've seen struggling food courts like that where just being a little closer would be vastly better for everyone.
- stetrain 3y agoPersonally I'd rather the EV chargers be put in the back of the parking lot away from the prime spots, as long as they're still easily walkable to businesses and amenities. That provides less incentive for non-EVs or EVs that aren't charging to park in them and block the charger just because they want a good parking space. I agree though that the best economic model for travel chargers is to combing the charging with another business that benefits from the chargers. Some of my favorite travel EV charger stops are at "premium" gas station franchises like Buc-ee's and Wawa that have clean bathrooms and good snacks.