{"id":1827527,"date":"2023-01-29T07:50:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T12:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1827527"},"modified":"2023-01-29T07:52:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T12:52:45","slug":"expanding-convenience-stores-bet-on-a-future-with-gas-powered-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/expanding-convenience-stores-bet-on-a-future-with-gas-powered-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding Convenience Stores Bet on a Future with Gas Powered Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexpanding-convenience-stores-bet-on-a-future-with-gas-powered-vehicles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1827527&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Even though government regulations push for electric vehicles (EVs) in the future, large convenience stores see gas as the future despite these regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania-based Rutter\u2019s plans to build 50 new gas station\/convenience stores over the next five years in Pennsylvania, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-maryland\">Maryland<\/a>This week, the company announced that it has expanded to Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and West Virginia. Rutter\u2019s currently has 84 locations.<\/p>\n<p>Of those, 21 Pennsylvania stores have video gaming terminals, making Rutter\u2019s the largest licensed gambling operator in the state that isn\u2019t a casino.<\/p>\n<p>Rutter\u2019s is not the only growing gas station chain.<\/p>\n<p>Texas-based Buc-ee\u2019s announced in February 2022 that it would add a dozen new convenience stores through 2026. The store is known for brisket sandwiches and an enormous number of gas pumps\u2014typically around 100.<\/p>\n<p>New Buc-ee\u2019s are planned in Auburn, Alabama, 2023; Sevierville, Tennessee, 2023; Hillsboro, Texas, 2024; Smiths Grove, Kentucky, 2024; Springfield, Missouri, 2024; Johnstown, Colorado, 2024; and Boerne, Texas, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>According to the National Association of Convenience Stores, (NACS), convenience stores account for approximately 80 percent of motor fuels sold in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Wawa, a Pennsylvania-based chain, announced that it is on track to open 54 more stores in 2022. It also plans to open up to 40 more convenience shops by 2025 in Florida and Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>Sheetz also planned 20 new Ohio stores over the next five-years in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Kwik Trip in Wisconsin, which owns 847 convenience stores according to its website plans to open 3 stores. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-south-dakota\">South Dakota<\/a> Unter dem Namen Kwik Star.<\/p>\n<h2>Future for both Petroleum and Electric Vehicles<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden called for electric cars to account for 50 percent of all US vehicles by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Many states are developing plans for an EV future. These include studies on how to replace the gasoline tax with mileage-based fees and plans for charging station infrastructure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4873624\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/11\/19\/GettyImages-1243437569-1200x800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-4873624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1243437569-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4873624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-1243437569-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> On Sept. 22, 2022, a Tesla vehicle is connected to a Tesla charging station at a Santa Monica parking lot. (Allison Dinner\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>California, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-oregon\">Oregon<\/a>Beginning in 2035, Massachusetts, Washington, New York and New York will prohibit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the population still needs gas stations to fuel their gasoline-powered vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that right now, EV sales are about 5 percent of the fleet, so it\u2019s going to take decades for EVs to have a majority share of vehicles on the road,\u201d The Epoch Times was told by Jeff Lenard (Vice President of Strategic Industry Initiatives at NACS),<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be plenty of petroleum-powered vehicles that will need fuel. The companies that are opening gas stations are not defying their numbers,\u201d\u00a0Lenard said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are looking at where they fit in the future, and they see that over the next few years, they will very much be relevant,\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no questions EVs will be a part of the future,\u201d Lenard was also included. \u201cThere\u2019s also no question that petroleum will be a part of the future. Fuel retailers are trying to put their bets on where they feel the market is going to be and where they can capture sales.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though government regulations push for electric vehicles (EVs) in the future, large convenience stores see gas as the future despite these regulations. Pennsylvania-based Rutter\u2019s plans to build 50 new gas station\/convenience stores over the next five years in Pennsylvania, MarylandThis week, the company announced that it has expanded to Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1827530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[12858,16859,7633,3899,7536,11839,9845,10880],"class_list":["post-1827527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-bet","tag-convenience","tag-expanding","tag-future","tag-gas","tag-powered","tag-stores","tag-vehicles"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1827527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1827527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1827530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1827527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1827527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1827527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}