If all rapid chargers worked as quickly and reliably as Tesla Superchargers do, and if all cars had charge port flaps that worked like they do on Teslas, then I’d agree that canopies probably wouldn’t really be needed as you’re outside for literally 5-10 seconds....but as it is, even the most reliable chargers can sometimes take 30 seconds or more to get activated, then there’s the fiddling with the stupid dangly cap things, trying not to trip over cables, ducking under cables etc. If it’s lashing it down and you literally just want to start charging and then get back in your car, I don’t think it should be necessary to either try and use an umbrella (probably would be impossible with the heavy cables that require two hands to wrestle into position), to put a raincoat on, or to end up getting drenched and then go back to sitting in the car in wet clothing, which then causes the windows to steam up as if you were doing something you ought not to be doing in a public car park. A basic canopy isn’t much to ask for, and fundamentally the aim should be to make driving an EV better than driving an ICE car in as many ways as possible, and worse in as few as possible. A canopy is an easy win.
