The car companies are weaning customers off the free charging. Nissan had two years free, now is just a $250 credit which won’t go far. They needed to do that to get people in the doors, but now demand is there so they can back off the promotions.I'm 50/50 when it comes to free charging offerings. We never got given 3 years of free gas when buying an ICE vehicle but the perception seems to be "I've got an EV and charging should be free". It has the potential to clog up car chargers for those people who
A) don't want to pay to install an outlet at home
B) don't want to pay charging at home
Some people don't have the luxury to charge at home whether they be in an apartment or rental etc. so I get that but when I go to the Walmart down the road and see all the chargers full constantly with a majority of brands that are offering free charging I do question whether they're using it to avoid paying at home. With the limitation of chargers it could be driving unnecessary traffic to chargers and making others who legitimately need it wait.