Shell to close 1,000 gas stations to focus on EV charging deployment

[otto105]

Another reason Trump MUST be elected. We have to stop the runaway EV train. Just like Afghanistan when you force something to happen before it's ready to happen, really, really bad things result.

Fuckup hilarious

Forcing?

 

[hadit]

Nuclear is fine. Fusion even better. The wind is always blowing somewhere and we know when the sun is up and when it's down. With sufficient storage and a smart enough grid, these are not problems.

Like I said, it's not ready for prime time. We need to build the reactors and make fusion practical. We also need to build out storage. These things are not done yet. In time, they can be, but that's the point, not yet.

 

[hadit]

Fuckup hilarious

Forcing?

Things like governments making new ICE cars illegal 10 years in the future. That's forcing.

 

[initforme]

Closing 1000 gas stations isn't any kind of big deal. Good. Shut down if that's what they decide. Won't affect gas consumers.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Huh, I never heard tell of free air pump lot goblins.

Urban Renewal of Porch Monkeys

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

This one cat over on the car forum

Cats Drive Catillacs

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Yep. All "Green Energy" is a joke.

Green Is the Color of Bread Mold

 

[Crick]

Fuckup hilarious

Forcing?

And how do you believe Trump would stop anything?

 

[Crick]

And how do you believe Trump would stop anything? The House and the Senate will have strong democratic majorities. Is he going to seize control of the entire auto industry by EO? Do you know who else did that? A little Austrian with a funny mustache.

 

[Libby von H]

Shell to close 1,000 gas stations to focus on EV charging deployment

Gas giant Shell is looking to close as many as 1,000 gas stations in the coming years, as it pivots toward deployment of EV charging stations...

www.teslarati.com

"Gas and oil giant Shell is looking to close as many as 1,000 retail gas stations in the coming years, as it pivots toward deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

In its latest Energy Transition Strategy report, England-based Shell says it plans to close 500 retail sites per year in 2024 and 2025. The company plans to instead focus on scaling its public EV charging network, and in hopes to bring total charging points up to 200,000 by 2030, up from around 54,000 today.

“In total, we plan to divest around 500 Shell-owned sites (including joint ventures) a year in 2024 and 2025,” the company writes on page 28 of the document, as initially spotted by Bloomberg.

The company has also said it plans to focus on public charging stations, rather than on home charging, due to its competitive advantages in the sector."

This may be another Hertz (We fucked up boarding the EV band wagon" moment in less than five years.
I dont get why a petroleum giant would set that much money on fire to do that.
Where do they plan to get the power.....Diesel generators?

The federal government is handing out cash hand over fist to states who are then handing it out to businesses to build EV charging stations in specific areas.

In KY the Governor has given out $15.4 million dollars to have 24 charging stations built with a minimum of 4 charging ports.

Turn off the gas pumps, renovate the building, and put in EV charges at the taxpayer's expense. Then turn the gas pumps back on after the checks have cleared.

"But having to physically go somewhere with the sole intention of recharging doesn’t feel like the right way to go. Certainly not for a rapid charger. The time it takes to recharge is just long enough that waiting is a chore, but not long enough to leave your car and do something else; leaving a car plugged in when it isn’t recharging is a jerk move."

 

[ReinyDays]

"But having to physically go somewhere with the sole intention of recharging doesn’t feel like the right way to go. Certainly not for a rapid charger. The time it takes to recharge is just long enough that waiting is a chore, but not long enough to leave your car and do something else; leaving a car plugged in when it isn’t recharging is a jerk move."

True ... but that's not how we're using golf carts today ... they're plugged in overnight and have all the energy they need for a couple, three rounds of golf ... twenty miles maximum ... a little bigger and we can get a hundred miles in per day ... that's the average commute for my friend in SoCal, and he jumped on the hybrid wagon as soon as they were available and he just loves them ... and just keeps buying them ... his electricity is "most expensive in the nation" so EVs for him are out ...

Sadly ... he also owns an air conditioner ... just like killing Bambi's mother all over again ... the bastard ...

Anyway ... glorified golf carts should be used where PRACTICAL and ECONOMICAL ... and that's isn't everyplace in the world ... would we build a 700 foot tall dam across the lower Mississippi? ... would you drive a Prius on three-digit logging roads? ...

 

[otto105]

True ... but that's not how we're using golf carts today ... they're plugged in overnight and have all the energy they need for a couple, three rounds of golf ... twenty miles maximum ... a little bigger and we can get a hundred miles in per day ... that's the average commute for my friend in SoCal, and he jumped on the hybrid wagon as soon as they were available and he just loves them ... and just keeps buying them ... his electricity is "most expensive in the nation" so EVs for him are out ...

Sadly ... he also owns an air conditioner ... just like killing Bambi's mother all over again ... the bastard ...

Anyway ... glorified golf carts should be used where PRACTICAL and ECONOMICAL ... and that's isn't everyplace in the world ... would we build a 700 foot tall dam across the lower Mississippi? ... would you drive a Prius on three-digit logging roads? ...

Like Porsche on that same logging road fuckup.