If I owned a rest stop store , I’d be pushing to put in chargers. You get a captive customer for an hour. Sounds like good business. Might even pay off to make the charging free.
-Steve > On Sep 16, 2020, at 12:35 PM, Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Peri Hartman via EV <[email protected]> >> But adding ESVEs to existing service areas at >> interstate exits is a poor compromise. I can't think of a more >> unpleasant place to spend 30-45 minutes: a convenience store with >> asphault all around it. No where to go except 2 or 3 other gas stations. >> Maybe a diner a quarter mile walk away. This is not very conducive to a >> pedestrian - which you are while you spend time waiting for your charge. > > Interstate service areas in the midwest are apparently a lot "friendlier" > than in your part of the country. > > Some along the Chicago IL tollways are called an "Oasis", and are built on a > bridge over the tollway. They have half a dozen stores, gift shops, > restaurants, and of course gas stations and convenience stores. > > The ones along I-94 through Wisconsin and Minnesota have picnic areas and > tourist centers (maps, brochures for area attractions, gift shops, and guides > to offer advice or travel information). Most also have nature walks leading > to lakes, forests to stretch your legs or relieve your dog. > > It would not be hard to spend a pleasant hour at any of these. > > Lee Hart > > > -- > Excellence does not require perfection. -- Henry James > -- > Lee A. Hart http://www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
