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Germany Will Force 80% of Gas Stations to Install EV Charging, Too (www.thedrive.com)
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Germany Will Force 80% of Gas Stations to Install EV Charging, Too::The country will need to increase its charging footprint by more than ten-fold if it hopes to reach its end-of-decade target.

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[–] 7 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    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.

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