The crux of the story was a person testing east coast chargers had enough range when he parked for the night, had the cold sap their range, and then was unable to make it back to the charger to point he needed a tow. It was at the end because it was a recounted story with a climax.
Maybe you just need to defend mega corporations less and not assume other people are dumb.
Maybe you just didn't know crux means the most important part of the story, not just a small point in the story