Fueling in an Electric World: Why It’s Time to Rethink the Gas Station Model - Mina Gorgyos
Change is inevitable. New technologies have made our lives easier, more convenient and arguably better than they were even two decades ago. You may remember being tethered to a landline telephone for hours while awaiting an important call. Perhaps you still cringe at memories of using paper and pencil to make calculations during past tax seasons. You might even feel a hint of nostalgia about a trip to the record store to buy your favorite band’s latest album. But there is one thing we rely on every day that hasn’t changed much since its invention nearly a century and a half ago: the automobile. From the very beginning of motorized transportation, cars have been powered by the internal combustion engine (ICE), a contraption straight out of the fiery forges and bellowing smoke of the industrial age. While communication and information technologies have long since advanced to reflect the world we live in today, the “modern” car has been frustratingly slow to evolve. Until n...