Geraldk
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Article says free charging bad, paid charging good. feels all free charging should and will go away! Wrong!
My take is that free charging is good for EVs and the business that put them in.
Most spots are two-four max. Lets say two of them are being used 24/7. We know that is not the case, but that is 48 hrs or at the most $20 a day of "free" electricity. Right? That would cover at least 8 drivers/cars. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't sit in my car for 6 hours waiting for "free" electricity. That's a waste of my time. I would stop with or without my family and have food, shop, movies. I would be spending at least $10 during my "free" charge. Do I shop where "free" charging is? Heck yes! Those business are earning a ton more from me. A single stay covers the cost of the entire day with just one of the car owners buying something from the business.
I would and do go into business with "free" charging and thank them with both my words and my wallet. I would encourage all of you to do the same. Paid charging is okay, but I don't think it is the answer. Charging someone $1-$2 an hour to spend money at their business is kind of like charging people to use the bathroom. I know that there is cost in maintaining bathrooms, but it is good customer service not to.
Can you image if you have 8-50 cars/drivers coming into your store, so they can get some of that "free" electricity. I say bring them on. You will have the guy who charges his car and does not support the business, but that would only be a small %. That is part of doing business. Not everyone that uses the bathroom, buys a burger, most do. BTW- if I stop to use a bathroom, 90%+ I buy at least a drink from the store as a thank-you for having bathrooms available. It's the right thing to do.
Thoughts?
Article says free charging bad, paid charging good. feels all free charging should and will go away! Wrong!
My take is that free charging is good for EVs and the business that put them in.
Most spots are two-four max. Lets say two of them are being used 24/7. We know that is not the case, but that is 48 hrs or at the most $20 a day of "free" electricity. Right? That would cover at least 8 drivers/cars. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't sit in my car for 6 hours waiting for "free" electricity. That's a waste of my time. I would stop with or without my family and have food, shop, movies. I would be spending at least $10 during my "free" charge. Do I shop where "free" charging is? Heck yes! Those business are earning a ton more from me. A single stay covers the cost of the entire day with just one of the car owners buying something from the business.
I would and do go into business with "free" charging and thank them with both my words and my wallet. I would encourage all of you to do the same. Paid charging is okay, but I don't think it is the answer. Charging someone $1-$2 an hour to spend money at their business is kind of like charging people to use the bathroom. I know that there is cost in maintaining bathrooms, but it is good customer service not to.
Can you image if you have 8-50 cars/drivers coming into your store, so they can get some of that "free" electricity. I say bring them on. You will have the guy who charges his car and does not support the business, but that would only be a small %. That is part of doing business. Not everyone that uses the bathroom, buys a burger, most do. BTW- if I stop to use a bathroom, 90%+ I buy at least a drink from the store as a thank-you for having bathrooms available. It's the right thing to do.
Thoughts?