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by hef19898 1686 days ago
Because it makes EVs a closed system of kinds. Compared to ICEs, where I can get fuel at any station just using my credit or debit card, no subscription needed. All there exists, where I live at least, are bonus programs and cooperations that give you some price reductions. Subscriptions like those for EV charging a only there to create a kind of lock in, a lock in that has the potential to slow down EV sales.