There is no reason why they would have done this. Plenty of opportunity to create their own slow charging network. They were about to set up a way to pay for the energy, but instead chose to shut it down. In Chicago we’re in seriously need for more charging options. Is anyone interested in discussing how to create a new network, or to push to have these old Volta stations turned back on?
Money is a reason. Electricity can’t compete with oil on profit margins and (perhaps more importantly) market size.
Indeed, they shut them down because they want to stifle competition. My sentence was badly worded, rather “no good reason”.