Will we see full EV charging stations as we have for petrol?

[OnlyYou]

Something that most areas have these days are "gas stations" but I have never seen a charging station set up quite like those.

I feel like they need to move in this direction. We need to have charging stations where we can pop into a small shop for little items and whatnot.

This would normalize EV driving as well and give people more incentive to buy them.

 

[SammyD]

I was wondering this but as much as people demand for more public EV chargers, not much is being done about it. I see the most near big city areas and not much elsewhere. Maybe the electric grids can't handle them yet?

 

[Matty]

They have them in some areas but they are just platforms. They don't actually have physical stores. I think they are trying to pull away from that. I am not sure why. Maybe they just want everything to be digital and people to buy as much as possible online?

 

[OnlyYou]

They have them in some areas but they are just platforms. They don't actually have physical stores. I think they are trying to pull away from that. I am not sure why. Maybe they just want everything to be digital and people to buy as much as possible online?

That is part of the charm though. I would love to see little shops with these places, even a coffee shop of sorts so whilst you are waiting, you can get a coffee, tea or have lunch instead of waiting for 20+min just sitting in your car.

 

[Matty]

That is part of the charm though. I would love to see little shops with these places, even a coffee shop of sorts so whilst you are waiting, you can get a coffee, tea or have lunch instead of waiting for 20+min just sitting in your car.

That is actually a fantastic idea! They could even put them in parking lots for fast-food places. Allow people to charge whilst they eat lunch. Does anyone do that right now?