Measured by revenue less cost of operations (opex) and cost to carry capex (interest or opportunity cost) is there any proof that non-Tesla DC fast chargers are making any money from charging? Breaking even?
If they are, why aren’t more companies getting into installing chargers for profit?
If they aren’t, how do we ever get to sustainable, operational infrastructure that meets consumer expectations like the gas stations they’re used to?
I’d bet most locations are unprofitable at the moment. Having said that, some are really heavily utiilzed.
All those Tesla stations in LV that are busy day and night almost have to be profitable. Same for a lot of urban locations in CA.
And EA has this one weird trick to minimize demand charges. They just leave half the stalls broken to improve profits! /s