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Because running a gas station is really about running a convenience store with an item sold near cost to reel people in (fuel). It's a numbers game and it's al
by throwaway0a5e 5y ago
Because running a gas station is really about running a convenience store with an item sold near cost to reel people in (fuel).
It's a numbers game and it's all about throughput. You might convert x% of fuel buyers into people who buy a coffee or lotto ticket any one day. EV chargers are very low throughput so they're not very attractive. There's other better ways to improve that money widening the customer pipe or improving conversion ratio.
- jagger27 5y agoThat doesn't make much sense to me. It's well known that fast chargers cost a lot more than charging at home on a watt-to-watt basis. Selling electricity is clearly more profitable than selling gasoline. It's not cheap to build pumps and underground storage tanks for gas stations, so it's not as if gas station owners would be stunned by upfront costs. Lots of stations already have plenty normal parking spots that generate zero income on their own. If anything, a longer stop would incentivize more convenience store shopping. Which would make them want to have better stock and selection, which in turn might attract nearby foot traffic. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoThe extra electricity costs at DC fast chargers goes to the power utility in demand charges, for the equipment demanding so much current instantaneously.