The Tesla Diner in Hollywood offers a unique experience for electric vehicle owners, featuring 80 charging stations alongside a dining option with a themed menu. This diner is part of a broader trend to remodel gas stations for electric vehicles, with initiatives like Rove providing lounges for drivers. The future of EV charging may evolve differently as technologies advance, particularly with fast-charging batteries that could make traditional gas stations less relevant. Tesla's diner concept may be an interim solution with limited long-term impact if battery technology evolves faster.
At the new Tesla Diner in Hollywood, a retro-futuristic drive-in, you can catch a short film lasting about 30 minutes—the typical length of a charging session at a Supercharger—while you plug in your car.
It's not the only attempt to reinvent the gas station in the age of electric cars. A startup called Rove opened a charging center last year that includes a lounge where drivers can pull out their laptops and catch up on work.
First, faster charging is on the horizon. In China, BYD is rolling out EVs with batteries designed to charge in five or six minutes, and building a network of ultra-fast chargers to support the vehicles.
If faster-charging battery technology becomes widespread, the typical gas station model wouldn't have to change.
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