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Germany Will Force 80% of Gas Stations to Install EV Charging, Too
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this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2023
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While pretty much all countries do need to build out a lot more charging infrastructure, gas stations seem like the wrong place to do it. Service areas along highways, yes. Otherwise, do you not need a place with a large parking lot and something to do, like a shopping center or restaurant? I don’t see EVs ever being as fast as gasoline, plus what gas station would be able to put out that much juice? 80% of gas stations need to go out of business
As charging at a gas station is always going to be more expensive than charging at home you don't want to be charging more than you need. It costs me about £6.50 to fully charge my car at home or as much as £54 at instavolt. No way I'm paying that much more unless I really need it.
If I'm charging only what I need at an ultra rapid charger that'll take between 5 minutes for 20% or 18 minutes for 70%, which is between 60 and 200 miles of additional range. 5 minutes is hardly enough time to nip to the toilet, 18 minutes is enough time to get some snacks and a coffee as well from the gas station.
Plus it'll only get faster from here.