Eh there are a ton of other downsides. By their nature, high-throughput charging stations with lots of curb cuts are bad for walkability, eyes on the street, etc. that people want in their neighborhoods. For example many cities now ban new drive throughs.
And the convenience stores are the thing that makes the money at gas stations.
> And the convenience stores are the thing that makes the money at gas stations.
Because the gas is expensive, you need to hold inventory (and have a tank that needs to be insured and inspected and ...) and a lot of the profit is going to huge oil companies.
If you are running chargers, there is no inventory and the cost is whatever the electricty costs are.
I suspect that chargers could actually be a profit center as opposed to gas pumps which barely break even and sometimes go negative in profits.
Sure, they are slowly getting added, but the incentives are pretty low. The vast majority of apartment-dwellers charge either at work (if they are lucky enough to work for a large enough company that builds chargers) or at a public charging station
And the convenience stores are the thing that makes the money at gas stations.