Comment on What's going to happen to gas stations as cars electrify?

False@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Costco sells gas at a loss.

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  • antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.

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    • protist@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Way less than $5 per tank, more like 5¢/gallon at an average gas station. They make 70¢ off me filling my tank.

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      • antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        But the credit card is an extra 5% on gas. Most other cars might do 3% on gas so that might only be netting 2% or an extra 10 cents off per gallon.

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• Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  And this has been the case since the early 70’s

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• Elting@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.

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• kevincox@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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.

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