Buc-ee’s May Be The Ultimate Gas Station. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Best For EV Charging

Buc-ee’s May Be The Ultimate Gas Station. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Best For EV Charging

I recently reported how Texas issued grants for EV charging, but the winners were almost entirely gas stations, while Tesla TSLA , which offered far more stations per money did not receive grants because they were offered first-come, first served. Readers had questions over why gas stations were not great places to put EV charging, in particular because many of the Texas grants went to a popular chain there named Buc-ee's. Buc-ee's stations are truly massive, with tons of pumps, car washes, food, clean bathooms, restaurants and a mega convenience store. It is designed to be a very good place to fill up, and based on reader comments, does it well. By today's standards, these stations might be reasonable places for road trip EV fast-charging, which typically takes around 40 minutes. One could stop there and eat fast food if it's a mealtime, and possibly pick up some road-trip supplies. It can compare with many other charging locations, though is probably inferior to locations at malls which are equipped with a variety of restaurants and larger, more market-price grocery and goods stores. However, even those outlets are not the ideal. The ideal is not yet understood by may, especially those