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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.

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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)

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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