02-ev-charging-the-pause.txt
METHOD 2: Charged in the Middle of Nowhere — Where the Pause Already Happens
There’s a rhythm to gas stations.
You don’t think about them — because they work.
Fuel, toilet, shade, snack. Stop. Reset. Continue.
Driving EV and running Lyft routes, I noticed something else:
The socket might be there — but the infrastructure wasn’t.
No restroom. No light. No coffee. No place to wait.
That wasn’t a technical failure.
That was design without observation.
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METHOD: Charging the Pause — EV Continuity at Gas Stations
Purpose:
Place high-speed EV chargers at gas stations — only where behavior proves value.
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- Urban Logic First
Pilot Setup:
• 4 gas stations in Antelope, CA
• 4 gas stations, 4 monitored parking spaces each
• 60 days of space usage logs = 1,440 data-points per space (60 days x 24 hours)
Sensors captured:
- Space usage (empty or in-use)
- Time of day
- Peak-use triggers
Install-Ready Rule:
If a parking space is empty more than 50% of the time, it’s ready for a charger.
(Idle = unoccupied time / total time)
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- Two Deployment Models
(A) Highway “Rest & Recharge”
- 2 × 150 kW DCFC (fast charger)
- Install: $200K
- 40 sessions/day × 75 kWh
- Charging: ~$1,200/day
- Retail: ~$172/day
- Total: ~$500,000/year
(B) Urban “Micro-Energy Corner”
- 1 × 150 kW DCFC (fast charger)
- Install: ~$100K
- 15 sessions/day
- Charging: ~$450/day
- Retail: ~$77/day
- Total: ~$192,000/year
Calculation Notes (Added for Transparency)
• $1,200/day charging revenue = 40 sessions × 75 kWh × $0.40
• $172/day retail = 20 spenders × $8.59 avg spend
• $450/day charging revenue = 15 sessions × 75 kWh × $0.40
• $77/day retail = ~9 spenders × $8.59 avg spend
• $500K and $192K gross annual = daily totals × 365
• Install amortization: $100K or $200K ÷ 5 years
• Maintenance: ~$800/year (from public utility benchmarks)
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- Net Financial View
Metric Highway (2 DCFCs) Urban (1 DCFC)
Gross Revenue (annual) ~$500,000 ~$192,000
Install (5 yr amort.) −$40,000 −$20,000
Maintenance −$800 −$800
Net Return (annual) ~$459,200 ~$171,200
Sources:
• $0.40/kWh — DriveClean.CA.gov
• $8.59 avg spend — PDI Technologies
• ~$100K install — EVgo, Qmerit, PlugShare, NEVI data
• ~$800/yr maintenance — utility filings
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- Use Case Fit — Not Fiction
Antelope, CA isn’t a showroom. It’s functional:
~49,000 residents
6+ gas stations
3–4 arterial roads
Mixed traffic: delivery, rideshare, commuters, families
That’s why this works here — and anywhere.
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Deployment Rule
You don’t need to electrify the world.
Just start where people already wait.
Forget futurism. This is infrastructure realism.
Empty asphalt = dead revenue.
Mapped pauses = continuity nodes.
For people who don’t need luxury — just a way forward.
Authored by Kay
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