NC wants to ban free car chargers

[RainCaster]

Car and Driver: North Carolina Bill Would Mandate Removal of Free EV Chargers.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40543385/north-carolina-wants-remove-free-public-ev-chargers/

No shit, they really want this. At least one republican does anyhow.

Politicians have to run on some kind of platform, and Ben Moss—my incoming state House representative here in North Carolina's District 52—decided that his animating principle is Being Mad at Electricity. To prove his animosity toward this invisible menace, he's sponsoring House Bill 1049, which would allocate $50,000 to destroy free public car chargers. It contains some other enlightened ideas, but that's the main theme: We've simply got to do something about these free public chargers, even if it costs us $50,000! Those things cost tens of cents per hour, when they're being used.

[dweller]

1. NC

not SC


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[RainCaster]

3. You're right, I fixed it.

Thanks!

[dchill]

2. Next he'll go after rain and then vegetables!

[Mr.Bill]

4. Even if you think they should not be free to use,

it would be foolish to tear them out. They will only wind up having to replace them eventually. Meter them and charge for them, but don't get rid of them.

[SharonClark]

5. Some GQPers, in the past, came after solar panels because they steal from power company profits

and bicyclists because they use public roads and don't pay gas taxes.

[haele]

7. Free EV charges at stores are good for business

A customer with a car charging will tend to linger so the car can charge longer for free. Which means more purchases, ever if it's just a drink and a snack to sit an extra 15 minutes or so.
I see it at the Target when I go for curbside. I see folks at the EV chargers are typically sauntering to their car with a Starbucks or snack bag along with a pretty full cart, instead of rushing out with a single bag or half-empty cart like most of the other shoppers.
There's rarely any hurry.

Haele

[Paladin]

8. Shit. That idea's stupid and destructive enough to go nation-wide.

The Republican politicos won't be able to resist it, after the oil & gas industry money starts flowing in. God forbid anything should be easy.