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This smells like an opportunity to build some charging stations that provide more to do than a gas station. You could build a diner, with an arcade or mini golf or some attraction to keep people busy (and take more of their money) for a few hours while their cars are charging.



It definitely is an opportunity. Most charging takes 20+ minutes and you have a captive audience the entire time.

A lot of Tesla Superchargers are in restaurant or hotel parking lots.

We use to drive Atlanta to Asheville and would stop at a Supercharger in Greenville on the way up, it was in a hotel parking lot and the hotel lounge was setup to accommodate people stopping to charge with an array of snacks and drinks to purchase along with the restaurant and bar.

I use to drive from Atlanta to Jellico regularly and would stop at a Supercharger in a strip mall within walking distance of shopping, a Starbucks, and three restaurants.

We went to Joshua Tree from San Diego recently and stopped to charge along the way at an In-N-Out.




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