But recently my charger broke, and the replacement charger did not come in for 3 weeks.
Without being able to charge in my garage, finding a place to charge was _very_ challenging. There are only about 5 DC fast chargers within a 1/2 hour of me. Within those 3 weeks, 3 of those chargers had some sort of charge issue. There are some other level 2 chargers within range.
The first issue is that with an EV, if I drive 15 minutes to go charge - I need to be assured that the chargers are working, and that they are available. The second issue is that if you have other responsibilities - work, kids etc. - it is very difficult to find the time to just go hang out at an EV charger for an hour - or if you are a level 2 charger - 5 hours. And this is a problem right now, when only the tiniest fraction of cars on the roads are EVs.
I honestly don't know why gas stations aren't jumping on the charging train. They will have customers, they'll be preparing for the future, and you're going to have captive audiences to go in and by snacks and drinks... where they make their money anyways.