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You don’t. It’s one choice in the electricity market.

You seem sincerely surprised that energy costs money. That's not a new thing.

This is a new model of paying for energy, but it seems weird to suggest that your ownership of the vehicle somehow meant that subscription-based versions of paying for power are an injustice.

Nobody is forcing you to take a subscription. You're welcome to power it for free all by yourself, with solar panels. Or, for all they care, build yourself a generator with a wood-burning fire and start chopping trees.

We do that with combustion engines...

Last time I checked you didn't pay a monthly fee to fill up your tank.

It's a whole different paradigm when you compare fill/charge as you go vs monthly recurring fees.

I consistently pay the same every month. The fees are recurring in a very real sense.

What you are talking about is usage based Vs flat rate billing.

I don't with any of mine

You're free to do that to your ICE: https://www.startyoshi.com/