Yeah but think of the money you could have saved if you didn't go to the mall! ![Grin ;D](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/grin.gif)
+1 !! This is the same reason places offer free wifi. More and more destinations will have EV charging in the future, it's about attracting dollars. Right now, there are hundreds of charge points in Ontario, most of them fully funded by the hotel, mall, restaurant, etc that is providing them to attract customers.
The chargers at malls are relatively slow, adding 30km for each hour plugged in, this is done on purpose to keep us at the destination longer in order to get any meaningful range added.
But even with "slow but free" charging, it's better than nothing. Just like using free wifi when available to avoid using data on your LTE plan...
The mall was an unplanned stop, it showed up as an available charger, so we gave our business to them instead of another place. It's just that simple. I vote with my purchasing power, it's how things get done in a capitalistic society.
I just wanted to highlight that we drove a road trip that didn't include Tesla superchargers and it worked out great, just like our previous trip to New York did. Flawless.