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To: Oldeconomybuyer

People tend to eat at least one meal during a day’s travel.

Chargers could be placed at highway exit restaurants and at motels.

A motel charger would typically top up the batteries and a restaurant charger would come close.

If you are in the Interstate highway gasoline business plan to get into the restaurant and fast charging business.


5 posted on 12/28/2023 11:53:28 AM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Brian Griffin
People tend to eat at least one meal during a day’s travel.

On long drives, eating often takes place with drive-through pick up and eating while driving, selecting anything I like with a drive through, not just those with charging stations.
9 posted on 12/28/2023 12:02:55 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Brian Griffin

My family and I just picked out a restaurant for dinner tonight. Not one second was used choosing a restaurant near a charger.

Your argument sucks into the twisted totalitarian mentality.


10 posted on 12/28/2023 12:05:28 PM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: Brian Griffin

Good solution if you are only one needing a charge. But let’s assume filling a gas tank takes 5 minutes. And fully charging an EV takes 20 minutes. And let’s assume half the cars are EV. And assume an interstate gas station has 16 gas pumps. Half (8) will be replaced with chargers. Charger takes 4 times as long, so you end up with 8 gas pumps and 32 chargers. And that’s optimistic.


18 posted on 12/28/2023 12:47:05 PM PST by Calvin Cooledge
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If your average ICE vehicle is refilled in 5 minutes and your average EV takes four hours to charge to the same range as a full tank of gas, then you’re going to need 48 EV chargers for each gasoline pump in any given area if the number of EVs on the road is comparable to the number of ICEs.

How many business establishments at a highway interchange have this kind of real estate to work with?

22 posted on 12/28/2023 1:16:42 PM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Brian Griffin
People tend to eat at least one meal during a day’s travel.

If I'm by myself I get it to go. Something simple you can eat with one hand and won't drip everywhere.

38 posted on 12/28/2023 7:31:13 PM PST by ealgeone
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