[alphakappa]

The inferesting places are not always private properties that are trying to attract people. On my road trips, I often end up stopping and stretching my legs at scenic overlooks, hiking trails, lakes etc, none of which are likely to sprout charging stations any time soon.

[dredmorbius]

Agreed. I could point you at any of a number of highly memorable breaks I've taken pretty much out in the middle of nowhere.

But you've got to eat. And if the place is interesting to the level of offering food, the bonus of adding a charging station should be a reasonably good investment.

I think the point is that Tesla are likely to have their choice of charging locations as they build out their network, and even non-SuperCharger stations will offer some range extension for the cost of a 220AC outlet.

[DanBC]

I often forget how big the US is.

But the government builds roads, and taxes[1] some road users. It's in the government's interest to provide some kind of infrastructure for lower carbon transport.

Providing a few thousand charging points for electric vehicles seems a reasonable thing for government to do, so long as those are vendor-neutral and can be used by any electric vehicle.