> The size of gas stations is increasing as “mom and pop” stops give way to massive fueling sites owned by supermarket chains hoping to lure in shoppers with ch

> The size of gas stations is increasing as “mom and pop” stops give way to massive fueling sites owned by supermarket chains hoping to lure in shoppers with cheap gas. > Electric charging presents an existential threat to those gas stations. About 80% of EV charging is done at home, and it currently takes at least 20 minutes to fast charge an EV, far longer than anyone would ever want to spend in a gas station. So, most new gas stations are to lure people into grocery stores, where the average trip takes ~41 minutes [1]. But EVs are existential threat to this model because it takes 20 minutes to fast charge one? [1] https://spendmenot.com/blog/grocery-shopping-statistics/ https://spendmenot.com/blog/grocery-shopping-statistics/