Ok, so, I accept that. But it doesn't change the main facts, the amount will be <$1/year for a weeks MF (I provided the calculation in previous post), not worth worrying about it (for now). But someday, sure. People like to imagine how much is being "lost" to this charging but it's wildly overstated. Though a 6 hour charge is hardly the same experience as a 5 minute fueling up for a gas car, and I would wager it's much harder to put in and get all the licenses and resources for a gas fueling station. And I doubt the resorts want long cables stretched across the grass or sidewalks to trip someone when EV owners do show up at a resort. As Dioxide also noted, he didn't see many charging users. Exactly! I am sure it's spotty, but, unlikely to exceed 1 user/52 weeks per unit at this time.
This is not an unusual thing for now. For those not owning EV cars, likely most of you commenting, workplaces are putting them in, allowing EV owners to charge for free. Also allowing charging off 110v/220v outlets even if they do not put in a charger, cities are putting them in and allowing charging. Do some workers complain? Sure, but it hasn't changed the fact for the most part. Some people have long commputes and in many esp. rural places there simply are no chargers to be used. Harley Davidson has free fast chargers. Many dealerships allow free charging, even with competitor cars. My local coop has a free charger for use, you can likely understand why they might want to encourage ownership as a power company.... It's all likely to encourage EV ownership. I would think and expect (with zero facts) that California state and city/county levels at a minimum have some sort of incentive/program/directives to put these things in. I doubt all that infrastructure will be free once EVs (if EVs) become more popular. But all is not great on the EV side necessarily, prices for charging along highways vary WIDELY, way more than gas varies as there is little competition. I can charge my car along the highway in my state and get 50kwH for maybe $5. But if I go to Arkansas and charge from the same company, over $20. A small portion of that is electric rates, most isn't. The airports I use all have free chargers, you park in their garage and charge while, out of town. This is not to justify free MVCI charging, it's to point out that as a nation, there is a pattern here for now in trying to encourage more EV ownership.
Again, I have never said it shouldn't be charged (ever), it should at some point. It's just not worth worrying about for now, getting people worked up over a few cents a year in MF. Imaginations can run wild and with the price of gas these days, I am sure there will be some "envy". This country has made some movement towards encouraging ownership, I don't think that's a bad thing. But we all know when/if EV's become a significant percentage of car sales, money will end up being made on charging at that point. It just isn't now. As always, we'll be lured in by "free" or cheap stuff, and once enough people go for it, then they rake us over the coals. Which is why I charge my car off my home solar system. I spend (allowing percentage of use of original cost of the system less incentives) about $100 a year fueling my car. But for now, it's a hassle when going on long trips. I accept that hassle as an adventure since for the rest of the year, I don't spend any time at a gas station. For many, it's a no go.
The OP was about EV chargers and (eventually) MF. I just want to put the actual electricity costs into perspective. Some of the early posters have also posted (elsewhere) many times that they also do not wish for all the amenities to be part of MF either, so, was also partially responding to that. For example, activities. I don't use these agreements with hotels, the one I am most familiar with (DSV1) is actually at least a real amount of annual MF. Yes, anyone could use it but it's part of the ongoing discussion in many threads here about MF and how to cut costs. Whether charging, certain amenities, etc. it's a valid discussion but for me, I'd start with the more expensive items is what I am trying to communicate.
