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> I’m expecting within ten years to see gas stations closures stranding isolated communities, with the phenomenon becoming commonplace by 2040. Gas stations ma
by kortilla 5y ago
> I’m expecting within ten years to see gas stations closures stranding isolated communities, with the phenomenon becoming commonplace by 2040.
Gas stations make most of their money as convenience stores, often selling gas at very narrow margins.
Additionally, the average age of the cars on the road is >10 years. The sales today are not supportive for your thesis unless the price of gas continues higher.
- nicoburns 5y ago> Gas stations make most of their money as convenience stores, often selling gas at very narrow margins. Right, which they increasingly won’t be able to do as demand for gas drops. The timeline might be longer than above, and it’ll be stretched out by the fact that so much infrastructure has already been built, but I think it will happen eventually.
- _ph_ 5y agoThe gas stations are not going away. As you say, gas was only part of what they sell. But they will offer charging and the other mobility services required, as coffee and food for the travelers. Look to Norway, where the first gas stations were already converted. At some point, maintenance costs don't justify selling gas any more.
- Jyaif 5y agoIf they don't sell gas, are they still "gas stations"?