Pat, whether or not the "free" recharging impacts other customers isn't quite the point...folks who shop at that store probably choose to do so regardless of the potentially higher prices...which likely existed prior to the chargers going in anyway. In many areas, there are specialty/whole foods/"high end" type markets that cater to a different demography. Many EV owners fit that demography simply because it's a young market and prices remain high for the vehicles. My older daughter works in one of these stores (they pay well, too), but she doesn't buy food there because of the specialty nature of the store. She's not in the demographic. I happen to agree with Yathin that the truck driver in the photo could have made a more courteous parking choice given that it was stated that plenty of other parking was available that could have accommodated a truck/trailer combination. While we can never know the true motivation of that pick-em-up truck driver for choosing to block the EV charging spaces, given he did have other choices, it's not hard to imagine it was on purpose and consistent with the behavior previously mentioned in this thread. That's certainly only an assumption. But it's based on the evidence provided.
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