Just like Oil companies opened up Gas Stations it makes sense that Electric Companies would open up recharging stations for electric cars.

Me, "It's like the saying, 'what came first the chicken or the egg?' If you build electric cars where will they get their charges from? and if you don't build electric cars, then no charging stations will open up.
Just like Oil companies opened up Gas Stations for gasoline cars, to make profit, it makes sense that Electric Companies would open up recharging stations, for electric cars. The normal business of electric companies are to provide electricity for businesses and residential customers. With more and more electric cars coming on to the road, it only makes sense that electric companies would start providing the service of public charging stations. In fact public charging stations will become more and more prevalent.
The problem car buyers have with electric cars is range anxiety. They don't want to run out of power and have to call a tow truck. But with new electric cars like the Chevy Bolt and the Tesla cars, these fears are becoming irrelevant. You can drive your car 200+ miles and charge your car at home.
A lot of people feel well that should be enough. As anybody can tell you, for long trips, or apartment dwellers, who do not have access to electric charging for their cars, there needs to be public charging stations. Why?  These stations can charge cars as fast as a gasoline car and make the process of going on long trips feasible. There is still the problem of finding a charging station, but with Tesla and other electric companies opening up charging stations this problem should go away.
Now what needs to be tackled is the time of a charge. I have heard figures of new charging station charging an electric car in between 5 to 20 minutes but of course this depends on what your electric car is designed to do. So, is waiting for the third or fourth generation of the electric car needed? or, should you just buy what is on the market? This depends on how you want to use your electric car.
 It is amazing, though, how fast the technology has progressed. President Obama wanted a million cars on the road by the end of his presidency, which won't happen, but we are definitely on the path to the next phase of the electric car, affordability, and distance capable."


From article, "California's PG&E utility now offers $500 rebate for electric-car use"

(In certain states, electric utilities are getting into the business of installing and operating electric-car charging infrastructure.

They may build public charging stations, or work with other entities that operate them, but that's usually as far as their efforts to promote electric cars go.

...PG&E received approval last month from California regulators to install 7,500 electric-car charging stations within its area of operations.

The project, which has an estimated cost of $130 million, was designed in concert with stakeholders, including environmental groups and automakers.

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It is one of three charging-infrastructure projects currently being undertaken by California utilities.

Southern California Edison (SCE) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) are involved in similar projects, expected to yield a combined 5,000 new charging stations.)