No data, no scientific study...but just seemed destined to happen.Probably the other issue is everyone is pretty much sympathetic to junior.   

Paris, Barcelona, and San Francisco always were short-term destinations, short-term rental became a scalable business model for these cities with Airbnb, but the rules changed there. 

I haven't looked at the area closely, though I have vacationed there before, but a quick cursory look seems to me like this is one of those destinations that might make sense if you want a place there to use and you just want STR to cover some of the expenses, or you want to hold for appreciation and hope STR will chip into the mortgage payment in the meantime. 

Regarding "is anyone investing in actual full charging stations..." my answer would be 'no', other than your destination charging scenario of "your strip mall or hotel."

Account Closed Between state, city, and Mayo Clinic investment there is supposedly ~$6 Billion in development coming our way in the next ten or so years in what they are calling ‘Destination Medical Center’ 

Market Demand: There is often high demand for short-term rentals, particularly in popular tourist destinations or cities with a high volume of business travelers.

She said Miami is way expensive and the new destination for Venezualeans is Houston.

Birmingham AL is seeing a lot of growth and the city is pushing hard to become a destination.

I saw that AirDNA recommended Chattanoonga, TN last year as a hot investment destination.

I went over budget of course but my husband and sunk in a good 60K on property renovations and took on extra debt to renovate an A Frame property near a popular tourist destination.