If EV=affluence then these people already have garages and charging at home. They aren't going to bother to charge at a shopping mall, golf course or grocery run. Charging for them will be a non-issue in their home city. It's really destinations that will bear the brunt of the pressure, and unfortunately they are also the busiest "surgiest" and most expensive areas to service.
I just think of a condo I stayed at in Canmore recently. Once we got there, we didn't need to drive much, but you'd want your vehicle recharged there. Servicing the hundred or so spots in the parking garage will be really expensive. If a large number of Calgary owners arrive Friday night, and want to plug in and charge to go skiing the next day, that's a big expensive problem to solve. So without in building charging, do you go line up at a charger the night you arrive, or the next morning on the way to the hill? No one wants to deal with that, so people will take their gas vehicle. These are the challenges that are going to annoy people, and I don't think they are as easy as hing a bunch of valets. I mean, sure, money can solve everything, but most normal people are not going to pay for a valet, they will take their gasser.
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