mwagner
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I stopped at a Whole Foods in Northbrook, IL last night because I was nervous about making it home. They do have 1 Level 3 charger and 2 Level 2 chargers. One L2 was in use and the other was broken, so I was unable to charge. Most interesting was a sign posted on the chargers that they would be removed by February 3, 2014. I called today to get more information. I was told that many (maybe all?) Chicagoland Whole Foods will remove the EV chargers because they are run by a third party, often have problems, and customers blame Whole Foods, causing ill will. This seems like a bad omen. Whole Foods cares a lot about their eco-friendly image, and yet they are still taking this step. It may be evidence that public charging for limited range vehicles makes little sense in cold weather climates like Chicago.