That doesn't make much sense to me. It's well known that fast chargers cost a lot more than charging at home on a watt-to-watt basis. Selling electricity is clearly more profitable than selling gasoline.
It's not cheap to build pumps and underground storage tanks for gas stations, so it's not as if gas station owners would be stunned by upfront costs. Lots of stations already have plenty normal parking spots that generate zero income on their own.
If anything, a longer stop would incentivize more convenience store shopping. Which would make them want to have better stock and selection, which in turn might attract nearby foot traffic. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
The extra electricity costs at DC fast chargers goes to the power utility in demand charges, for the equipment demanding so much current instantaneously.
It's not cheap to build pumps and underground storage tanks for gas stations, so it's not as if gas station owners would be stunned by upfront costs. Lots of stations already have plenty normal parking spots that generate zero income on their own.
If anything, a longer stop would incentivize more convenience store shopping. Which would make them want to have better stock and selection, which in turn might attract nearby foot traffic. Seems like a no-brainer to me.