Tesla is interested in turning its Supercharger locations into convenience stores, providing visitors with easy access to food and coffee. It’s working to attach small stores and potentially even restaurants to the charging spots. Tesla first discussed this plan in its Q2 earnings call.
It’s not going to build the amenities that are attached to its Supercharger spots. Instead, Tesla will work with those in the restaurant, shopping, and hotel industries.
So we’re going to unveil the first of those relatively soon. And I think we’ll get a sense for just sort of how cool it can be to have a great place to – if you’ve been driving for three, four hours – stop, have great restrooms, great food, amenities, hang out and for half an hour and then be on your way, – Elon Musk, CEO, Tesla (during the company’s Q2 earnings call)
Gas stations are frequently coupled with convenience stores even though it only takes a few minutes to fill up a gas-powered vehicle. Applying that model to electric vehicle charging stations, where people may spend 30 minutes waiting for their vehicle to charge, seems like an obvious path to take.
