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I am infinitely surprised why Elon Musk doesn't buy up cheap gas stations and turns them into all-electric charging stations. It turns out that customers are qu

I am infinitely surprised why Elon Musk doesn't buy up cheap gas stations and turns them into all-electric charging stations. It turns out that customers are quite ok to pay close to gas prices as long as they feel they are getting bit of a discount. Higher charing price is not a deterrent for buying EVs. I would expect charging will be much more profitable business than manufacturing EVs in a long run. It's like Gillete makes blade handles cheap but blades very expensive.

thehappypm 5y ago
Long term, chargers may not end up being too important. Today, range is like 200 miles. That’s enough for basically 100% of commutes, knocking around town, and many longer trips. It’s not however long enough for a ski trip day trip, or a road trip, or if Grandma lives farther away. If range gets up to ~500 miles, charging away from home base will be almost exclusively for road trippers which is already where Tesla is focusing.