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Originally Posted by Luminor513
Even if every charging station was reliably functioning, it’s nowhere near the millions of gas stations across the US, particularly in rural areas. If they built half a million reliable EV charging stations, then we can debate. 30k charging stations is nice addition, but it’s a drop in the bucket compared to fueling station infrastructure for ICE. Road tripping, particularly in the vast rural areas of the US, is still owned by ICE for the forseable future.
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https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-...e-station-faqs
The NACS, the association for convenience and fuel retailing, reports that there are more than 145,000 fueling stations across the United States. 127,588 of these stations are convenience stores selling fuel. The rest are gas-only stations, grocery stores selling fuel, marinas, etc.