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I don't think they can control this. Electricity is available everywhere, and there will be plenty of competition for charging spots in malls, restaurants, 7-11s, and all kinds of places that could benefit from business during a charging session.

I wouldn't be surprised if the gas stations make as much from the convenience store angle as the gas. And with charging stations, which slow things down, people have time on their hands - they can't pump and leave.

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In the US, gas stations make pennies per gallon of gas at best- I think around 5 cents is somewhat normal.

In my country general idea is that gas stations make almost no profit on gas because of amount of tax included in fuel price.

Then most of them earn they keep on being convenience stores.

> because of amount of tax included in fuel price.

That arguably can't be true, because every gas station pays the same tax. That means, if you removed the tax, gas stations would still be making almost zero profit on gas (but the gas would be cheaper to customer by the amount of tax). Competitive pressure pretty much ensures that.

I checked up and they have 6% margin on fuel where food and drinks it can be up to 30%.

That is true, but I don't think it has much to do with the tax. Credit card transaction fees have a big impact as well...it's why you often see a lower cash price for fuel.

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