Oh, this sounds fantastic! It needs to get before the board and get voted into law stat!
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I sent an email to my alder (Cara Spencer) about it, y'all should too
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Thanks for the reminder - just sent my alderperson an email as well. (Daniela Velazquez)GoHarvOrGoHome wrote: ↑Mar 13, 2024I sent an email to my alder (Cara Spencer) about it, y'all should too
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^^Are we e-mailing about the proposal to require gas stations to have medallions or about this particular one specifically? I'm in 3, but if you think it'd help I'll write.
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^I mostly wrote about another gas station next to a huge gas station but I added about finding a solution for limiting the amount of gas stations.
I will say the mammoth gas stations like Buckee's and Wally's make a ton of sense in the EV future. Instead of stopping to refuel for 5 minutes, I'll need 30-60 minutes, an available pump, and a convenient place to eat and kill sometime. And if everyone needs that long to fill/charge up, you need ton of charging stations. To a lesser extent QT serve more as convenience stores and bodegas than gas stations. Once they see the demand and a tipping point, they start converting pumps to DC fast charging points.PeterXCV wrote: ↑Mar 10, 2024I keep wondering with the transition to EVs at what point will investors and elected officials realize new gas stations are a bad investment. They're also a huge pain to redevelop because of the gas tanks.
"Everyone" will need that only if we assume everyone goes somewhere to charge instead of plugging in their cars overnight. Over half of households have a garage and would charge at home, also chargers can be placed at malls, restaurants, etc. a lot easier than gas tanks. It's unlikely that electric charging habits resemble gas refueling.TalkinDev wrote: ↑Mar 15, 2024I will say the mammoth gas stations like Buckee's and Wally's make a ton of sense in the EV future. Instead of stopping to refuel for 5 minutes, I'll need 30-60 minutes, an available pump, and a convenient place to eat and kill sometime. And if everyone needs that long to fill/charge up, you need ton of charging stations. To a lesser extent QT serve more as convenience stores and bodegas than gas stations. Once they see the demand and a tipping point, they start converting pumps to DC fast charging points.PeterXCV wrote: ↑Mar 10, 2024I keep wondering with the transition to EVs at what point will investors and elected officials realize new gas stations are a bad investment. They're also a huge pain to redevelop because of the gas tanks.