02-03-2015, 05:05 PM
(02-03-2015, 03:37 PM)nms Wrote: I could foresee a situation where a charging station is put in on top of an existing gas station without disturbing the subsoil. Alternately, a gas station might install a charging station and slowly transition the others. Long-term, I expect that the oil/energy companies will have a significant stake in electric charging anyways.Even the fastest charging option for a Tesla currently takes something like an hour. I doubt people are going to wait that long at ex-gas stations.
Slower 110VAC or 240VAC based chargers take several hours to recharge a Tesla's batteries. So I'd expect electric cars to be recharged primarily at home or in parking lots rather than at purpose built charging stations where gas stations now stand.
Of course if some new super-duper extra-rapid charging technology comes along then all bets are off.