We will need some public funding of charging stations in the near term -- particularly when it is situated on municipal property, for the same reason we subsidize people shifting from gas and oil furnaces to heat pumps. There is a public benefit from the transition, but changing behaviour often doesn't happen -- or happen quickly enough -- if we leave it solely to market forces.
Why should charging stations be publicly funded? Gas stations aren’t. Or have I misunderstood your statement?
We will need some public funding of charging stations in the near term -- particularly when it is situated on municipal property, for the same reason we subsidize people shifting from gas and oil furnaces to heat pumps. There is a public benefit from the transition, but changing behaviour often doesn't happen -- or happen quickly enough -- if we leave it solely to market forces.