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This seems a bit unfair/cruel considering electric cars will probably decimate petrol stations. Most people will charge at home, or when parked at their destina
by zizee 6y ago
This seems a bit unfair/cruel considering electric cars will probably decimate petrol stations. Most people will charge at home, or when parked at their destination (like work).
Edit: Curious to know why this comment is unpopular?
- prawn 6y agoThose petrol stations are going to cop it eventually anyway. This just encourages them to hang a cable out the window to provide some incentive for EV owners caught short. In preparation for the end of pumping gas as we know it, petrol stations in Australia have replaced the corner shops, delicatessens, etc. We don't have a single 7/11 in South Australia.
- zizee 6y agoIt would make much more sense for Germany to pay for (or mandate) the installation of electric car chargers at supermarkets and at strategic parking spots in cities. Petrol stations will cease to exist, along with all those mandated chargers. > petrol stations in Australia have replaced the corner shops Are petrol stations somehow responsible for consumer habits? What about sky-high residential realestate prices that make cornershops too expensive to open? Or low density housing that Australian cities are known for? > We don't have a single 7/11 in South Australia. There are plenty of convience stores in Adelaide, including ezimart and nightowl. Perhaps 7/11 franchisee fees are too high?
- prawn 6y ago7/11 exists in WA and the eastern states so it might not be franchise fees. In Adelaide, OTR is a dominant brand, putting a petrol station in a corner location along with quick essentials, coffee, fast food, etc. Yes, of course real estate costs and subsequently rent make small business difficult here. City chargers with a time limit would make sense also. I've seen them in various places here and abroad. One advantage of having them at petrol stations (convenience stores in the future) is that people don't hang around as long. Last year when I was at a shopping centre in Century City LA, there was a line to use the superchargers that would've been 10+ cars long. They might need to add dozens of chargers to deal with future demand if people are shopping for 90 minutes.
- caf 6y agoSuperchargers charge idle fees if you leave the car there for more than 5 minutes after charging finishes.
- caf 6y agoTo your point, 7/11 actually bought Mobil's retail petrol franchise business so now most of the 7/11s you see in the eastern states are 7/11 branded petrol stations (really convenience stores with petrol as a loss-leader to bring you in the door).
- belltaco 6y agoGas stations make much of their money from the convenience store. The margins on the gas itself are pretty thin. The fact that electric cars take longer to charge means it's more likely that people will venture out of the car to browse the store.
- zizee 6y agoI understand that, but I think electric cars will make total number of trips to petrol station much smaller. It doesn't matter what percentage of your profit comes from the store part of the business if your customers no longer visit. I don't own an electric car, but I would think that if I were charging at home every night (or at more and more carparks), a trip to the petrol station would almost never happen.
- TaylorAlexander 6y agoI don't know why you're getting downvoted, but I wanted to say that petrol stations don't have feelings...
- zizee 6y agoSure, but their owners do. Perhaps the majority of petrol stations are owned by big business, but I am not so sure. I think many are franchisees/small businesses.
- rsynnott 6y agoOh, dear, cruelty to BP. I think I’ll live.