I came across this petition on the Leaf Forum:
Many years ago, Costco made a proactive decision to provide electric vehicle charging for their members at 90 locations across the United States. Unfortunately due to politics and the lack of manufacturer support, the stations went unused and Costco removed the stations. But now, over 260,000 plug in vehicles have been sold in the United States since 2008 and those numbers are rapidly increasing. As Bloomberg has recently reported, many businesses are realizing the advantage of providing electric vehicle charging for their customers as it motivates the customer to stay longer in their stores and spend more while charging their vehicle and shop more frequently.
We, the undersigned, all have something in common. We really love our electric vehicles, and we really love shopping at Costco. We have found the value of both and would love to have them come together. We would love to see Costco make electric vehicle charging available to its members in a way that is more in focus with Costco’s pledge to support sustainability. We’d love to see them placed on the perimeter of the store property so they don’t appear preferential as they did in the past. They also don’t necessarily need to be free, but a reasonable cost to cover electrical costs would be perfectly acceptable, and with today’s networking technologies, charging could be limited to just Costco members. Note this will not take away from your current gasoline sales as the purchasing decision by us as members has already happened.
Regardless of how Costco implements charging, simply providing charging while we shop would be a great benefit for us as members. We would spend more time at Costco, shop Costco more frequently and make more purchases in doing so. Studies have shown that customers that utilize public charging provided by a retailer spend more money with that retailer. Kohls, Target, businesses around Tesla Superchargers and even casinos around the country are quietly taking advantage of having a captive customer.
Many of us have sent letters, talked to supervisors and managers at our Costcos or written as individuals to the CEO, but the issue with these methods is that the demand has been splintered down to a few individuals and not from the electric vehicle community as a whole.
We, the undersigned, as electric vehicle owners, potential owners or enthusiasts are signing this petition as a group to show Costco that the demand by members is real and we would truly appreciate the ability to charge our vehicles at our local Costco warehouse. We hope this petition makes Costco aware of this demand and that they respond with an invigorated reintroduction of plug in vehicle charging as soon as possible.
PLEASE SIGN PETITION AT THIS SITE: https://www.change.org/p/craig-peal-assistant-vice-president-for-energy-and-building-controls-costco-provide-members-with-the-ability-to-charge-their-electric-vehicles-while-shopping-at-costco?recruiter=66051220&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive
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