I read that charging at freeway rest stops is not allowed at the U.S. because commercial activity is prohibited by federal law at these locations. This is such a huge missed opportunity- rest stops are already at regular intervals on common travel corridors. This law should be ammended to create an exception for ev charging.
Stop and think about why this law was created in the first place. Local businesses don’t want to be shut out of an enormous customer base. This isn’t likely to change anytime soon.
Didn’t help them…
The chain gas stations and fast food places (and chargers) are right next to the freeway.
Few people drive to town to find local businesses. And the locals now drive to the freeway to fuel up - which they wouldn’t do if they had to go all the way to the rest station.
The gas station at the exit is not much less inconvenient than one at a rest stop, there are many more of them, and there is more choice than a rest stop would allow.
That law didn’t do anything, and repelling it would be better for everyone.