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Not much. 15 years ago was 2010. Gas stations in 2025 are very similar to Gas stations from 2010. I doubt they will be too different in 2040. May be a few more
by codegeek 1y ago
Not much. 15 years ago was 2010. Gas stations in 2025 are very similar to Gas stations from 2010. I doubt they will be too different in 2040. May be a few more EV chargers.
- deepsun 1y agoAnd more hydrogen stations. Japan keeps investing in them a lot.
- magicalhippo 1y agoHydrogen seems like going backwards into the future. For personal transport it surely is a dead end, there are no significant upsides to offset the large downsides compared to BEVs. Perhaps it can work well for certain commercial niches, time will tell.
- deepsun 1y agoOne upside is Japan having a large undersea hydrogen deposits. And those deposits are not going anywhere. But personally I agree it's perfect for, say, urban trains, with predictable maintenance. But if Japan keeps investing we may see more than that.
- magicalhippo 1y agoThat might help a lot in Japan. Here in Norway we just have had a handful of hydrogen stations, and of those two went out of business. Meanwhile almost all new cars here are BEV, even out in many rural areas BEVs are 50% of new sales. A local store can relatively easily and cheaply install a supercharger. Installing a hydrogen pump is presumably much more expensive as it requires more space and more complex equipment. And it needs refilling by truck, while electricty just flows. And while EV chargers or cars can catch fire during charging, hydrogen can explode violently[1][2] when mixed with air (the one in Norway registered as an earthquake 30 km, 20 miles, away). As I said perhaps it will find some niche uses, but widescale adoptation seems very unlikely to me. [1]: https://norwaytoday.info/news/explosion-sandvika-hydrogen-tank/ https://norwaytoday.info/news/explosion-sandvika-hydrogen-ta... [2]: https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/transport/safety-concerns-grow-after-two-explosions-at-south-korean-hydrogen-filling-stations-in-same-week/2-1-1759496 https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/transport/safety-concerns-gr...
- Supermancho 1y agoI would not be surprised if it looks more like Sam's Club, but otherwise the same. ie App with QR code scanner instead of Credit Card scanner.
- kcplate 1y agoIMO gas stations haven’t changed all that much over the last 50 years (forget the 15) beyond: - now having larger buildings to incorporate more convenience products (mostly foodstuffs) for sale - more pumps
- thomassmith65 1y agoThat's pushing it around a decade too far back. Today, every gas station is self-serve, and often you can pay by card at the pump. 50 years ago, plenty of gas stations still had attendants. One guy would fill the tank (possibly with 'leaded'), another might give your windshield a quick wipe. You could ask for them to check your oil, too. Not too much has changed since the '80s though.
- HappMacDonald 1y agoIn Oregon self-serve only became legal a few years ago so we still have plenty of full service stations and attendants to this day.
- kcplate 1y ago> often you can pay by card at the pump. That’s definitely an innovation that creates convenience but does it really change the commercial function of the station much? You are still essentially transacting for fuel, which is what gas stations have done for decades. My guess is while a lot of stations provide that ability out of customer demand, but the owners would probably rather the customer come in and buy the over priced soda and Doritos along with the gas purchase. I don’t think owner-operators make hardly anything on the fuel sales. With my comment I was thinking more along the lines of overall footprint of the station and what products are being sold. I think self-service pushed the ability for stations to service more pumps and with a person anchored to a register inside instead of outside attending to the pumps, it allowed the ability of stations to expand to more a mini-mart concept easily where more profitable products (to the station owner) are sold. EV charging might help bring people into the food, but i suspect you don’t “turn tables” fast enough to make EV charging beneficial enough to bringing enough people inside to warrant devoting a lot of space to that activity.
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- magicalhippo 1y agoThe ones they build here in Norway has changed somewhat from 2010. For one, mainly EV chargers, with just a few, if any, pumps. Mostly sells food and soft drinks, so hot dogs, fresh sandwiches, baked goods, with much more seating area so you can sit and eat while your car charges. Has almost no car-related stuff, just one or two small sections of blinker fluid, wunder-baum and such. And looking at the current trend, there will be far fewer of them, mainly located at strategic positions. The small, local gas stations will go away.
- raldi 1y agoThat's like saying since newspapers in 1995 were very similar to newspapers in 1980, they'll be pretty much the same in 2010.
- nocoiner 1y agoThey were. Now newspapers in 1995 and 2010 - that’s definitely after the post-2000ish changes had started to bite.
- baobun 1y agoI foresee an increase in displays showing ads, as well as cameras with facial recognition.
- Symbiote 1y ago2040 will be five years after the ban on petrol car sales in the EU, unless that is changed. With cars lasting around 15 years, we can expect many gas stations to have closed by 2040.