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Food courts, picnic areas, variety stores, pet areas, and of course video parlors are already incorporated at the En Route stations found throughout Canada. Add e-charging and it's a done deal.
Terry
Are those government operated? or a private company? In some circumstances, contracts with a charging-vendor would (and does) work well. But Tesla does not operate its superchargers for profit, so some facility owners might balk at that idea. (Right now, Tesla has the only big really-fast-charging network — but others are coming, particularly in Europe.)
However, I’ve seen it suggested that Germany, for example, would not want Tesla chargers anywhere near its rest areas, because the German-car business is huge and important and they don’t like Tesla taking their business.
Edit: And yes, drive-in restaurants with servers on roller-skates may work well in southern California’s desert climate and lifestyle, but maybe not everywhere else.
ghoti, or others may have a better understanding of the underpinnings than I.
That said the facilities are huge, with a treed park, picnic areas and dog runs. They're about 1 hour apart on major highways and are identical, or very similar in structure. The government builds the facilities, then leases the various profit centers to various companies, apparently on an individual basis.
They have their own off and on ramps, plenty of truck as well as auto parking, and they are always open. While other truck stops, restaurants, or gas stations require exiting the freeway, these allow a quick fill up, a pee break, a picnic with the family, or a sit down fast food repass from one of 3 or 4 vendors. I don't think opening a section for e-charging would be difficult, or even disruptive.
I was quite impressed with the system when I moved here from Nevada.
Terry