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@mkaatman I don't know.

It takes 15 - 25 minutes to charge and up to 80% That is just long enough to make a quick fast food stop. Stations with an embedded fast food place probably add charging and do just fine. The smaller ones may find it challenging.

My understanding is that Tesla is breaking even on their Supercharger network right now so I think it will be hard to make money off the charge itself and not be undercut. In theory EV drivers with a little more time to kill might be more likely to buy something that an ICE driver who can just gas-n-go and should stay my their car while fueling, but will they spend that money on convenience store items?

I think it will be 8-10 years at least before we see any significant drop in demand for gas along the freeway maybe a few years sooner for stations that depend on commuters. Either way I thing gas stations are selling buggy whips in the next age of the automobile.

@antares @mkaatman I'm amazed whenever I see a new gas station or a remodel and they don't put in a couple DC fast chargers. Blockbuster much?

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