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by yndoendo 476 days ago
Always thought that the parking meters should be changed out for chargers that act as parking meters too. City would get more money and the infrastructure would be there to help with downtown charging. Duel use meters would still allow ICE to use the them too.

As EVs become more popular, big name stores should start adding a few chargers to their parking lots.

Apartment complexes could add them to entice maximum capacity too.

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It would be extremely expensive to replace every parking meter with a charger.
It would cost money, but could be done more cheaply at scale and if amortized.

Start by spacing them mostly near housing, and spread them to replace more parking meters as usage increases.

It is also expensive to not switch off of ICE vehicles.

On my street they have attached chargers to the street lights.