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30 minutes is close to the average? Wow. I don't think I've ever spent more than 10 minutes at a gas station.

• mikestew 8y ago
  Ever time yourself? I'm not doubting your estimate, but I wonder how close your are. Out of idle curiosity (and for more purposeful reasons), I've timed myself on the motorcycle. Pay-at-the-pump, and don't get off the bike, and I'm out of there like a LeMans pit stop. But getting off, hitting the restroom, and grabbing/paying for drink took longer than I would have guessed. And as sibling comment points out, it all goes out the window if you have passengers.
• harperlee 8y ago
  If you measure the time impact on the trip, and you count deceleration/accelaration, parking, etc. going above 20 minutes is super easy. That’s not useful for recharging, but a point to have in mind when discussing stop times with more people in order to avoid misunderstanding :)
• jki275 8y ago
  I'm with you. 5 minutes to fill and maybe 5 minutes to hit the bathroom and grab a drink, maybe even skip that and bac on the road. It's way different with family in the car though. That's where you hit 30 minutes. Everybody needs the bathroom, everybody needs to pick out a drink, everybody wants food, etc.
• ams6110 8y ago
  Also assumes that your need to pee/charge coincides with your proximity to a rapid charging station. I don't even know where one is close to me. There are a few in my state, but none within 50 miles of anywhere I normally go. It's not like gas stations where there's one at almost every single interstate exit. Also assumes there is not a wait. At 30min/charge, I could easily see a crowded charging station requiring a 60-120 minute wait.