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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by bwilson4web, Jan 27, 2019.

  1. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    that's what i've found between here and florida, but the prices are never out of bounds compared to local shopping. state taxes will affect the price as you move along though.
     
  2. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    They trend a little higher closer to those exits.

    The main difference between current chargers and gas stations is the lack of other revenue streams for the chargers. How much would gasoline cost if stations couldn't cell cigarettes and snacks?
     
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    considering all the unmanned gas stations around here that only sell gas

    The same price?

    Ive always thought of bathrooms and employees as loss leaders and the food gets people to $$$ at higher than normal prices.

    Properly stocked Convenience stores usually are abnormally profitable increasing the amount of profit per square foot, the trouble is when city property taxes are too high for gas alone to pay it.

    1st world issues, make profit but not enough to pay the taxes or bought out because other forms of sales are more profitable

    A big problem around here is that all the old “truck islands “ are getting torn out to make into Dicks and Red Robbins, (More profitable) then the retail districts all need semis en masse but there are no places for the trucks to manditold sleep in the entire county resulting in delays and inefficiency since they have to weather 45 miles away

    like I said 1st world problems

    Sort of like everybody is required by law to spray chemicals on their yards that cause birth defects, cancer and damage the water table because of the town’s inspection based beautification laws which everyone supports because of
    “ma property values“ (which are outside your control anyway and Only used To evict poor and handicapped people from certain areas)
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Never seen an unmanned gas station.
     
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    They are common in agricultural, industrial, and deep rural areas.
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Our Whole Foods replaced the broken GE units with free Charge points. You still need the RFID card but the abuse is significantly less.

    Bob Wilson
     
  7. markabele

    markabele owner of PiP, then Leaf, then Model 3

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    Couple things. I've lived my whole life in agricultural and rural areas. Have never seen unmanned gas stations. Closest thing to those would be the Walmart/Sam's/Costco ones.
    Also, had a friend that owned gas stations for a while. He said that not a lot of money is made on gas. Usually made on high margin snacks and drinks. Just think how much you could get those same snacks for at the grocery store. Most items are around double.
     
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    And downtown Oshkosh and near Piggly wiggly grocery stores
     
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    From the family farm, the nearest Walmart and Costco are 75+ miles in one direction, 170+ in another, and 180+ in another.

    Earlier today, before these replies, I filled up one of dad's old pickups with gas, and a separate fuel tank (on the bed) with non-taxed diesel, at a CHS Primeland agricultural supply complex. The fuel pump islands are unattended, and a full block away from the store and business office. (Some of that fuel has since been transferred to a couple farm machines.) Thanks to the Bank Of Dad, my Prius was filled up at the same place a couple days ago for my upcoming return home.

    Cenex also has some of these, elsewhere. And unattended card-lock stations are common in industrial areas, and some remote low traffic locations.
     
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    Drive to Fredericksburg Iowa

    also there are 2 of these things In Oshkosh
    One is right in a subdivision

    Ole and Lena's Fuel Depot
     
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    Eons ago, in the 1970s i'd converted a Ford Econoline to straight propane. The propane companies already had unmanned propane stations here - that you just stick your store card in to activate / raise the protective umbrella - that would travel up & unlock / reveal the refill hose. Pretty high-tech for way back then.
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    I hope they don't have too many issues with unattended gas stations. :p
     
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    Fake video. Obv
     
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    You never know.
     
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    Is that one that was previously revealed to have been staged?
     
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    If it was staged there are plenty of videos available that aren't staged, it is done by both sexes

    Here is one

     
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    markabele owner of PiP, then Leaf, then Model 3

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    Yes
    It's sexist and I really wish people would stop posting it.