At one point I thought that if the Government was giving money for EV chargers, they would be either at-cost or free to use.

One of the first built was at a Flying J truck stop in Ohio.

I looked on plug share and found one in Hubbard, OH and it’s 67c per kwh (https://www.plugshare.com/location/582660). The average cost of electricity in that area is less than 15c per kwh. At that kind of price, gas could be a cheaper option.

Why does the government subsidize in a way where already wealthy companies get public money to build chargers, and make a ton more money off the rest of us?

(This is not a political statement at all. I just don’t understand why public money goes to make certain private folks more wealthy. I figure I must be missing something).

Thanks for your thoughts!

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    5 months ago

    Then the government should build and operate them as infrastructure. Sort of like roads.

    Many local governments do install EV chargers. The ones we’re talking about are over and above those to incentivize private companies to build out larger EV charging networks.