I had a tire that needed air in my tire, so I went to the gas station with my EV and got some in there.
That’s great for now, but what happens in several years when the number of Gas stations declines? Gas stations have been great resources for air, bathrooms, and snacks on road trips. What is going to replace it?
Service stations. Little shop and cafe, rest rooms and some car related amenities. If people wait a few minutes to an hour at a charger and don’t need to hold on to a fuel hose, it’s even more likely they’ll pop in. I think they’ll actually do better with more EV traffic than with ICE.
On road trips sure. The majority of people with EVs are going to do the bulk of their charging at home though.
Right now, many people who can’t charge at home (because they live in an apartment and/or rely on street parking) don’t consider EV ownership to be practical… But when public charging infrastructure gets better, maybe they will.
And level 2 or 3 chargers already cover almost all of those people.
People don’t generally need to charge a huge amount in a few minutes other than road trips. For the vast majority of people having chargers in parking lots that can do 100 miles an hour of charging is more than sufficient. You just plug in in the parking spot while you’re shopping and keep your car with sufficient charge all the time.
When you’re on the road is the only time that you really need a super fast charger because nobody wants to sit around for an hour to only get another hour and a half on the road, turning a 10 hour trip into 20+.