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I remember reading that 7/11 (popular gas station in the US) makes most of its money from purchases inside the convenience store and not gas. But nevertheless,
by max937 5y ago
I remember reading that 7/11 (popular gas station in the US) makes most of its money from purchases inside the convenience store and not gas. But nevertheless, the gas is probably the main reason why most people stop by anyway.
- mimikatz 5y agoEVs are likely better for C-Stores like 7/11. People will have to wait longer more likely to shop, pick up food or some smokes.
- phreeza 5y agoBut you need more real estate for the same number of customers per day, so it's a trade off.
- jondwillis 5y agoI have noticed that Wawa (mid-atlantic convenience store often paired with gas station) is starting to set up a supercharger network, sometimes even when there is no gas station already existing. Anecdotally, I agree with your assessment that EVs will cause more purchases.
- dragontamer 5y agoI've never spent more than 5 minutes in a 7/11 in my life. The point of those stores is to get in and get out quickly. It's the exact opposite of an EV charging station. In fact, most 7/11 in my area enforce the 'no loitering' rule. I don't even think that 7/11 managers want you there for more than 5 minutes. Restaurants or shopping malls I'll stay for 2 hours regularly, and a few level 2 chargers can actually get me 50 miles of charge in that time. That's where the EV chargers should be.
- dhosek 5y agoThat's the case with pretty much every gas station. The station operator's margin on the gasoline itself is pretty close to zero.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoSome 7-11s are gas stations in the USA, but most aren’t, so I’m not sure how to judge this claim. I definitely wouldn’t consider 7-11 to be a popular place for gas like chevron or shell.
- Consultant32452 5y agoDo you have the stats on this? I'm always surprised to see a 7-11 that is not a gas station and I have only seen it in very dense cities.
- wbsss4412 5y agoAnecdata here, but I live in America and had no idea 7-11 gas stations even existed until reading this thread. To me it’s always only been a convenience store.
- Consultant32452 5y agoThis is really interesting. Would you mind saying what kind of place you live in? Rural, suburb, or dense city?
- wbsss4412 5y agoI live in a large city on the west coast, not particularly dense, though I feel like our definitions of “dense” may differ, to me dense evokes manhattan. I’ve traveled through most of the western (ie west of the Rockies) United States and North east as well. It’s possible I’ve seen a 7-11 gas station and just don’t remember.
- Consultant32452 5y agoThanks for sharing. I'm similarly in a city, similarly not super dense like Manhattan. But I'm East coast and most of my travels have been up and down this coast. I wonder if the difference is regional. Of course there's the good chance I'm just not very observant and pass by non-gas station 7-11s all the time.