Americans are accustomed to refueling vehicles at any of the 128,000 convenience store gas stations around the country. A pit stop may include a bathroom break, snack, and in pre-GPS days, an employee who could offer directions.
But charging an electric vehicle (EV) is a completely different experience. Charging stations are often unmanned and found in parking lots, far from snacks and bathrooms.
Convenience stores are the perfect place for EV chargers, Trevor Walter, vice president of petroleum supply management for Sheetz Inc., told the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture last year during a hearing titled “The Implications of Electric Vehicle Investments for Agriculture and Rural America.”…