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Geoj
May 28, 2008

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oxbrain posted:

Free to use. For now a lot of stations are free since the cost of the electricity is tiny and the cost of installation has been covered by industry donations and tax incentives and whatnot.

Plus demand outside of urban areas has to be next to 0. I seriously doubt there are many people doing cross-country trips in EVs (due to charge time vs. travel time - its just not practical) and not many people outside of big cities have them due to range constraints and/or demographics.

ExecuDork posted:

So it makes sense for a motel to get on board early like this, and put a big "FREE ELECTRIC VEHICLE RECHARGE" sign up, right next to the "Free Continental Breakfast" sign. It occurs to me casinos could also be early adopters for these stations.

Somebody could work out how much electricity gets spent on the neon sign vs. how much goes into the cars.

Not to mention with the power bill either establishment pays due to HVAC alone, the added use from charger stations would be a drop in the bucket.

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