A local restaurant installed one of those charging stations. The local media made a huge deal about it. I have never seen a car parked in that space.
I went to eat their once and asked the manager about it. He said it had only been used a “couple” times since they installed it, 8 moths prior.
In Ann Arbor Michigan the city offered “free” charging for electric cars. Somebody got a little irritated that the “free” charging came out of their taxes and did some digging.
They found that the car owners who benefited from the taxpayer gift were 6 figure earners who could easily afford their own charge. (Primarily liberal college professors)