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But the number of people needing to fill up at this station and others just off of major freeways wont change. The people filling up/charging at these stations
by lgbr 14y ago
But the number of people needing to fill up at this station and others just off of major freeways wont change. The people filling up/charging at these stations are in the middle of a trip and probably did charge while they were at home.
Furthermore, the range on even the Tesla Model S is half that of your typical car, so fillups are even more frequent. This could mean that highway stops have twice as many people needing to recharge.
- ericd 14y agoYeah, that's a good point. Fortunately, I think it will be fairly cheap to make a large number of plugs, except for maybe the beefed-up electric infrastructure. There aren't too many rest stops right now with an industrial-sized electric feed :-)
- chiph 14y agoThe Santa Fe railroad had a similar problem - how to feed an entire train of passengers in the 30 minutes it took to take on water (steam locomotives typically run out of water before running out of coal). Their solution was to partner with a restaurant operator, supplying his restaurants with fresh produce & refrigerated meat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Harvey_Company#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Harvey_Company#History If McDonalds was smart, they'd sponsor charging stations at their restaurants. Park your electric car, swipe a credit card, go get your McMeal, use the bathroom, etc.