"When electric vehicles started becoming popular around a decade ago, much of the public charging infrastructure was free. They weren't especially fast chargers, sure, but they didn't cost anything to use. That was true in the United States as well as in Europe. Today, you have far more chargers available, but a much smaller proportion of them are free. In many European countries, they have mostly disappeared, but in the United Kingdom, you can still find them around, mainly in supermarket parking lots."
"Efficient Alex, a driver and YouTuber from Great Britain, wanted to see how far he could drive his ten-year-old Nissan Leaf in 24 hours using only free publicly available chargers. He had planned a 281-mile loop to get him back home, but unforeseen circumstances cut the journey short. Like Alex, you can plan a route around these scarce but still available free public chargersbut be advised that you may arrive at your destination much later than you were hoping."
A British driver attempted to complete a 281-mile loop using only free public chargers and drove a ten-year-old Nissan Leaf. Free public chargers were common about a decade ago in the US and Europe, typically slower AC units that cost nothing to use. Today many more chargers exist but far fewer are free; in Europe free units have mostly disappeared while the UK still has some, often in supermarket car parks. Free stations are usually not DC fast chargers, causing long charge times for modern large-battery EVs. Occupied chargers and time limits create unpredictable delays and can cut planned trips short.
Read at insideevs.com
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