John & Angela wrote:
jfkmk wrote:
garyemunson wrote:
For the foreseeable future, I expect the cost of the chargers will be spread out over all the customers through higher prices at the businesses that supply free charging.
I agree this is what is probably happening, but I don't necessarily agree with. Why on earth should I subsidize someone else's transportation? Why should the store treat one customer better than another because of the type of car they drive?
I remember talking with an electric car owner at a restaurant. He said he taught at a university near where I worked. Knowing it was about a 100 mile round trip, I asked if he saw any real benefit to electric due to the high mileage of the commute. He told me he got to charge his car for free at the university. Great, so I was subsidizing his commute too (it was a state school). I really don't get subsidizing others like this.
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. I suppose the pretense is that an electric vehicle emits no pollution......
Perhaps, but don't forget the electricity needs to be generated somehow. Most electricity in the US is produced using coal and natural gas.
