DNAinaGoodWay
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From Wikipedia's, History of Filling Stations:
"The first places that sold gasoline/petrol were pharmacies, as a side business. The first gas/petrol station was the city pharmacy in Wiesloch, Germany, where Bertha Benz refilled the tank of the first automobile on its maiden trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in 1888. The increase in automobile ownership after Henry Ford started to sell automobiles that the middle class could afford resulted in a greater demand for filling stations. The world's first purpose built gas station was constructed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1905 at 420 S. Theresa Avenue. The second gas station was constructed in 1907 by Standard Oil of California (now Chevron) in Seattle, Washington at what is now Pier 32. Reighard's gas station in Altoona, Pennsylvania claims that it dates from 1909 and is the oldest existing gas station in the United States. Early on, they were known to motorists as "filling stations". The first "drive-in" filling station, Gulf Refining Company, opened to the motoring public in Pittsburgh in 1913. Prior to this, automobile drivers pulled into almost any general or hardware store, or even blacksmith shops in order to fill up their tanks. On its first day, the station sold 30 gallons of gasoline at 27 cents per gallon. This was also the first architect-designed station and the first to distribute free road maps."
It didn't happen overnight, and I always like a little historical perspective.
So, we're at the dawn of real EV's, and our filling stations are currently at stores, parking areas, work, curbside, highways, restaurants, pharmacies, etc. etc, and of course, home sweet home.
Is there an emerging way to viably develop an EVSE network?
The UK has Zero Carbon World, a charity model.
eVgo has a monthly payment model.
ChargePoint and Blink, Etc make money on their service, and the host can charge or not as they wish.
Electric companies could set up networks as outlets to sell more power.
Cities could have combo parking meter/charge stations deployed with RFID payment.
What would be a reasonable mark up over kWh and maintenance cost?
L2 cheaper than L3?
There are no QC's here, so I'm in the dark. Do you pay for QC? Is there competition already?
How do you see this market developing?
"The first places that sold gasoline/petrol were pharmacies, as a side business. The first gas/petrol station was the city pharmacy in Wiesloch, Germany, where Bertha Benz refilled the tank of the first automobile on its maiden trip from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in 1888. The increase in automobile ownership after Henry Ford started to sell automobiles that the middle class could afford resulted in a greater demand for filling stations. The world's first purpose built gas station was constructed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1905 at 420 S. Theresa Avenue. The second gas station was constructed in 1907 by Standard Oil of California (now Chevron) in Seattle, Washington at what is now Pier 32. Reighard's gas station in Altoona, Pennsylvania claims that it dates from 1909 and is the oldest existing gas station in the United States. Early on, they were known to motorists as "filling stations". The first "drive-in" filling station, Gulf Refining Company, opened to the motoring public in Pittsburgh in 1913. Prior to this, automobile drivers pulled into almost any general or hardware store, or even blacksmith shops in order to fill up their tanks. On its first day, the station sold 30 gallons of gasoline at 27 cents per gallon. This was also the first architect-designed station and the first to distribute free road maps."
It didn't happen overnight, and I always like a little historical perspective.
So, we're at the dawn of real EV's, and our filling stations are currently at stores, parking areas, work, curbside, highways, restaurants, pharmacies, etc. etc, and of course, home sweet home.
Is there an emerging way to viably develop an EVSE network?
The UK has Zero Carbon World, a charity model.
eVgo has a monthly payment model.
ChargePoint and Blink, Etc make money on their service, and the host can charge or not as they wish.
Electric companies could set up networks as outlets to sell more power.
Cities could have combo parking meter/charge stations deployed with RFID payment.
What would be a reasonable mark up over kWh and maintenance cost?
L2 cheaper than L3?
There are no QC's here, so I'm in the dark. Do you pay for QC? Is there competition already?
How do you see this market developing?