And this has been the case since the early 70’s
Comment on What's going to happen to gas stations as cars electrify?
False@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Selling gas is already not profitable. They typically sell it at slightly above cost. The real money maker is the convenience store attached.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 8 hours ago
Elting@piefed.social 7 hours ago
That’s true but the business model is built around the quick fill up. Incentives will change when people have to spend an hour at their stop. Also a majority of people will not be driving far enough from their house to need it. I think convenience stores will stick around except the ones that operate off highways. Those ones will have to change into what high way rest stops are. It would also be possible just to install chargers at existing rest stops.
kevincox@lemmy.ml 7 hours ago
Yeah, downtown there are tons of gas-station brands that are just convenience stores. Surely many gas stations will offer electric charging but since most people will be charging at home the total number of gas stations will surely drop. Some will turn into convenience stores and some will just shut down.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
Costco sells gas at a loss.
antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
And even then the average person with a Costco credit card is waiting in line to save $3 per 10 gallons of gas. So a typical gas station might be netting less than $5 per tank.