Gridserve has the right idea - a mini-mall with 36 chargers. You need something for people to do.
Hm. Churches? Large, under-utilized parking lots. "Charge up with God!"
Re:The end of the road for petrol stations?
by Kaibeezy on Friday June 11, 2021 @04:28AM
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I remember when the idea of time-staggered mixed-use development was novel —- offices over movie theaters to double-dip on the parking space demand.
EV charging creates an opportunity for some kind of 20-minute popular service.
Joe: Man, I could really go for a Starbucks, you know?
Frito: Yeah, well, I really don't think we have time...
Not really. You'll need many fast charging sites because EVs charge slower than ICE cars re-fuel. Even the Hyundai Ioniq 5 still takes 18 minutes to go from 10 to 80% state of charge.
The petrol station model can still work. Circle K is doing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TVohXHjLro
Gridserve is doing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoN4WCpuxHY
BP is doing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaSRn6hYOwc
Shell is doing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nst2RGtgzfk
Repsol is doing it: https://insideevs.com/news/375020/repsol-most-powerful-charg...
Total is doing it: https://www.electrive.com/2021/05/03/charge4europe-and-total...
It's true that you'll also have fast and slow chargers in parking lots in urban areas. But it's also true that some sites that previously couldn't offer petrol re-fueling can now become more like petrol stations by offering EV charging, like 7-Eleven is doing in North America: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/7-11-charging-station-ev-...