[qdog]

Says they are installing them at their gas stations. Probably a lot of money to be made from getting people to stop to charge and buy sodas etc.

[Tempest1981]

Yep, imagine an EV version of Buc-ees, replacing 100 gas pumps with superchargers... keeping the Walmart-sized snack-shop:

https://www.mapquest.com/travel/destinations/travel-guide/ti... (see pic, the scale is massive)

Oh, already happening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU07U1kxDg0&t=57s (57 sec)

[_ea1k]

Yeah, buc-ees makes for a great charging stop. Just wish the walk from the chargers wasn't quite so long.

[Tempest1981]

Surprised they don't have a Disneyland-like parking lot tram.

[_ea1k]

It'd be useful for the one in Leeds, AL. The walk is huge and the temps are usually terrible.

[keep_reading]

Ok, this is the furthest I've even seen for a charger at a Bucees. It's ~450ft. About a 90 second walk.

[keep_reading]

This is so American. It's like 200ft from the chargers to the store entrance...

[_ea1k]

Yep, they also recently purchased TravelCenters of America, which was a mismanaged chain of large gas stations with a lot of potential.

This combination makes a lot of sense, though they should work on revitalizing some of the brands involved.

[wredue]

They’re actually nearly useless at non-rural gas stations. There’s no money to be made. Far and away most people on an ev will not stop at a charge station anywhere within a couple hundred kilometers of their home.

[hamandcheese]

There's a lot of people who don't live in homes where they can install a charger.