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no, being realistic, if I am just pulling into fill up my truck with the 5th wheel in tow its 5 min maybe 6 max, mind you I don't wait till empty so only doing about 20 to 25 gal max, but I don't feed the family or walk the dogs when I am fueling, I fill up and get out of there and we buy goodies ahead of time so we don't get ripped off by gas station prices. as for the card, it takes about 10 seconds to tap it and be filling, receipt prints out at the pump in another 10 to 15 seconds after your done. so from the time I turn off the truck to the time I turn it back on is about 5 min, some times I don't even have enough time to finish cleaning all the windows. but I can see where some might be longer, paying with cash, and as you said doing washroom breaks and such. we just pull over in rest spots and use our own bathroom.
I've known a few folks who travel like that. They are the type who leave Chicago area at 5pm after work on a Friday and make the Florida/Georgia Border in 20hrs...I don't think EVs will be viable for those folks any time in the near future.
We travel for leisure and fun. It's not leisurely or fun when I'm getting the stink eye (or more likely a full earful) for forcing her to get back into truck because I made up an extreme schedule. Also, we don't often buy stuff in the minimart but go back in the trailer and make a sandwich, get snacks and drinks, etc...
My experience is the 15 minute stop is much more commonly seen.
So as you say...just being realistic.