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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
Not likely, I work for an urban university and park in a 5 level parking garage. They aren't going to put plugs in there and pay for anyone who wants to charge etc...
It could happen, but it only works with assigned parking spaces so the outlets can be billed to the residents account. And then you still have problems of people plugging into adjacent spots to steal electric etc.
So that will be a major issue to figure out.
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Not so major as you might think. Right now, parking meters are being rolled out that allow people to use credit cards to pay... and they can build one of those for every parking spot, or one box that serves multiple numbered spots. So there is a way to (A) give each spot a charging point, and (B) accurately charge the individual who uses it. You don't need assigned spaces at all.
Further, lot owners would have an incentive to wire their lots, and make them attractive to car owners (ie, safe, fast-charging, etc) if they received a percentage of the charging revenue.