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I don't know the nature of that website or it's audience, but the comment section if full of people desperately seeking out any minor objection they can come up with to. What about crime! And space! And the cost! I'll never understand this knee-jerk opposition to these kinds of changes. Do people really think pumping stinky, flammable liquid into their car and setting it on fire is the ultimate transportation solution? I feel like the same people who complain about not having flying cars are the same people who would complain if we did.

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I'm opposed to gas station chargers because, at least in Canada, gas stations aren't designed for people to just park their cars for however long it takes for their vehicle to charge (longer than filling a gas tank, as I understand it).

I think about the gas stations nearby here, and there's no room on their small footprint for two cars to park for any length of time without everything getting much more difficult for everyone else trying to use the station. If they could remove half the pumps it would free up space to park several cars to charge, but that also seems impractical and overreaching.

I'd love to just eliminate gas stations entirely and replace them with charging stations and a nice little park to sit and eat lunch in, but when you have these cramped situations on these tiny footprints, it just doesn't seem like it's the most optimal place to charge.

I only drive carsharing and rental vehicles occasionally, so I probably have more limited exposure than most, but most German gas stations that I can think of have quite a lot of free space. There's usually room to park a couple of cars for a short while even while they are not taking gas (to go to the store, to use a coin operated vacuum, ...). Maybe it's regulations?

I'm very pro-green energy but it's rather hard to deny the utility of oil & gas as a means of storing energy.

I think this person was referring to the process of transferring that stored energy into thermal energy which drives pistons to generate mechanical energy and move the car.

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