EV Charging Strasburger next turned to EV charging, asking whether adoption or forecasting had changed over the past 18 months. Parker, an early adopter of EV chargers, was blunt: “The EV charging customer does not spend what the internal combustion engine customer or the non-fuel buying customer spends.” While usage was steady at certain collector road sites, he noted adoption has slowed, despite his own long-time EV ownership. Sheetz reported a mixed picture across his network, with some sites busy and others underused. He noted that government subsidies, particularly through NEVI grants, had driven earlier growth, but momentum has waned. Still, EV
drivers at Sheetz locations “come into the store more than the petroleum buying customer actually as a percentage,” even if their baskets are smaller. Hamza described Nouria’s experience, with EV chargers at roughly 25% of sites but disappointing results: “We were very enthusiastic at the beginning. We made sure that every site we built accommodated or had the ability to accommodate EV charging. And we spent a lot of resources and money doing so, but we’re not getting the return right now.” He added that charger transactions have actually decreased in the past year, raising questions about whether convenience stores will ever be the primary EV charging destination.
The charging technology is catching up, with new technology now that would have the battery charged in less than an hour and people will be charging more and more at home. They’re already doing that. It’s really evident in the fact that transactions for EV chargers are decreasing. So it’ll be interesting to see what happens. I think the trend is there. Obviously, there’ll be more adoption in time, but I’m not really sure that c-stores are
going to be the destination for EV charging. Joe Hamza , Chief Operating Officer, Nouria Energy
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