> gas stations [...] becoming paid EV charging stations [...] kind of makes sense It actually doesn't, except for the tiny handful of gas stations on major rur

> gas stations [...] becoming paid EV charging stations [...] kind of makes sense It actually doesn't, except for the tiny handful of gas stations on major rural arteries that can service long distance EV travel. The overwhelming bulk of EV charging outside of distance road trips happens at home (where it is a vastly nicer experience than pulling into any service station ever could be), whereas the overwhelming bulk of gas stations are in the urban cores catering to customers near where they live and work. And even then, a "gas station" is an expensive piece of infrastructure with underground tanks and paid employees and elaborate lighting and maintenance. It competes very poorly with a EV fast charger, which is quite literally just a few parking spaces and an electrical junction box.