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Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding
I’m waiting to see what happens to the infrastructure required to support petro/fueled cars and trucks as the demand for those services declines. As the numbers of vehicles declines the profitability of supporting the remaining one will too. As the number of charging stations increases it makes sense that the number of gas stations (and refineries) will drop. Availability and price of gasoline may well contribute to the replacement of petro-cars. I haven’t seen any well done studies of this. Bueller?
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Ultimately, if the trajectory continues, the refueling infrastructures will cross where "liquid" stations become more rare and you have to plan, but "electron" stations exist in enough frequency we don't think about it when we travel.
Also, EV fueling stations will likely be more travel route oriented rather than fueling stations which are everywhere. On my current 40 mile one-way commute there are are over 50 different places I could by gas. and less than a dozen of them are along a major travel route. (I cross one Interstate, and one major state road where most these stations are).
Circle K is already testing EV stations at their stores. RaceTrac and QT are both in the planning stages. Buc-ees also already has some charging stations. I noticed the Georgia Welcome Center on I85 coming from Alabama also has a DCFC charger.