Many states charge $200 annually, including right here in TX (Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wyoming).
Minnesota will indeed drop the fee to $100 next year, when they start charging $0.05/kWh for public DCFC. That's a bit "more fair" being based on usage...
It seems like Tesla used the same adhesive as their other vehicles, which is also quite strong (if Munroe is to be believed). The difference with the CT is surface prep, since bare stainless likely has different adhesive properties than aluminum and mild steel.
There's also weathering...