For Decades, Installing E.V. Chargers Didn’t Pay Off for Retailers. Now It Does.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/business/ev-chargers-store-parking-lots.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dU4.o2w-.Ci_fXTxe4XKM

Companies see charging as a potentially profitable business in and of itself, not just as a spur for foot traffic and sales.

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edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Have EV chargers been installed in any significant amount for decades?

abcde_fz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

That surprised me, too. Thee article mentions that Costco installed charging stations "in the 1990s."