Heard in the Aisles: EV chargers, driver shortages, loyalty trends, more

摘要

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – While many convenience-fuel marketershave teamed up with electric vehicle charging networks to enter the EVcharging business, a vendor at the Southwest Fuel Convenience Expohere was hawking an ownership option.Conventional charging networks own and maintain the chargers andlease parking spaces from retailers. But for zero down and zero out ofpocket, the Loop EV charging network can get retailers into the chargingbusiness. After an initial five- to seven-year profit-sharing period, retailersown the chargers along with 100 of the profit.