Xcel wants to bill customers $140 million to build massive, company-owned EV charging network
As part of its state-mandated transportation electrification plan Xcel Energy says will cost $440 million, the company is asking the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for permission to bill Xcel ratepayers $140 million of that total so it can build a st...
Bunch of bullsh*t artists.
Just wait till in 10 or 15 years, if this stupidity is not reversed, people will realize how awful the changeover to EVs really is. Think about it, almost ANYONE can afford a car, because with modern durability even abject $1000 shitboxes still run. That will change bigly when people realize batteries actually wear out and are expensive as hell to replace.
(And of course there's all the other issues with the things. I'm just touching on the one that's going to be the most noticed, by a lot.)