Winnebago Electric Motorhome on a F-53 chassis

Chainwright wrote:
Nah, the hold up in "Infrastructure" is the big oil Lobby. 7-11, circle K's, Corner store, they all partner up with Shell, Exxon, Chevron, Valero and so on, but as any of those business owners and they will tell you that DO NOT make huge profits off of gas but off of the snacks, drinks, meals and other items they offer in their stores. IT will come to pass, in the near future, when a BIG player like let's say Wal-mart will understand what's happening, and will create a Gas stations that has 10 to 15 EV charging stations, EV owners will plug up their EV's, knowing the recharge will take 5,10, 15-30 min and go inside to buy snacks or have breakfast or lunch. Naturally being a BIG player Wal-Mart (or whoever the lucky Co is) will offer petroleum gas pumps too. But as long as Big oil has congress in it's pocket, it won't happen. Tides have to turn, it's happening slowly, but the reason for that is Europe.

Nonsense. It is valid that IF you need or want to go to Walmart then it will make sense to plug your car in while there. It makes sense if you have a EV RV then recharging overnight will work too, just as soon as the power stations are installed. But if you are just traveling down the road and need to replenish the batteries of your vehicle, then stopping for and waiting at a filling station for more than 5-10 minutes will be painful. If ALL the current filling stations along the interstate system were magically converted to charging stations, the arrival rate at the station will exceed the departure rate and just like a sewer it will back up. Gas stations already have an issue with cars taking too long to full up, enter the store for snacks, buy lottery tickets. Extending the time by 30 minutes just for the charge would be problematic. It has nothing to do with Big Oil.

There may be opportunities for creating large recharging locations that offer something to do while you wait, but it will take major investment. It may happen.