[aimhigh]

Hopefully, he won't eliminate gas distribution, thereby forcing us into Teslas.

[dennisw]

The Federales will be paying all expenses to electrify his Pilot truck stops for stinkin’ EVs. Warren is just another welfare recipient. A billionaire one.

Feds will be paying all expenses to bring in the huge mains to power Warren’s EV chargers. This makes the local rural electric coops happy too.

[cyclotic]

My kid is an OTR trucker. His company requires him to fuel up at Pilot and Flying J.

Electrifying semi’s is just stupid.

[gibsonguy]

“Electrifying a typical highway gas station will require as much electricity as a sports stadium.“

At the same the rats are kneecapping the grid. Absolute madness

[fso301]

From where will these truck stops get the electricity? diesel generators?

[MinorityRepublican]

I think all of this may be reality by 2050 unless we build nuclear plants everywhere in the U.S. But we are not doing that so we are decades away from mass adoption of EVs.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Will he build the necessary coal-fired power plants next to each truck stop, too?

I started up quite a few small coal-fired industrial power plants that generated tens of megawatts plus industrial process steam. They would fit right in next door to the truck stops. They could even pipe the waste heat from the condenser to the truck cabs to keep the drivers warm during those long recharges.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Lol, truck stops are going to have their own substations like data centers. The landscape is going to look great with those high tension lines crisscrossing all over.

[wardaddy]

His completed acquisition of pilot has been in the works for several years since they first bought interest in the company

[deport]

With the long hours many cross country trucks on the road it
should be able to provide a self charging system for each and
let it charge as it moves down the highway. I’m not sure of
the details but I suspect they are being looked at. jmo

[Churchillspirit]

Is this the same Warren Buffet that sold off his interest in wind farms?

[yelostar]

The first such autonomous truck port is being built at a Pilot center near Atlanta, Ga. where the companies will evaluate what services make the most sense for self-driving trucks.

There are boatloads of problems with autonomous vehicles and numerous NHTSA investigations. But apparently it’s no problem to have self-driving 40-ton vehicles on the road.

[Tacrolimus1mg]

On the bright side, maybe Buc-ee’s will expand nationwide, now...

A girl can dream.

[crz]

Good to know.

I wont ever stop at any pilot truck stop again.

[Valpal1]

I won’t be going to Pilot’s or Flying J anymore. Frankly Love’s has way better coffee.

[Fai Mao]

I misread the the title as “Jimmy Buffet Buys Pilot Truck Stops....”

[MortMan]

Hmmm... I thought he wanted to make money.

There must be a LOT of subsidy involved.

[logi_cal869]

Begs the question:

Who is REALLY paying for this ‘electrification’???

[moovova]

Well...as long as he doesn’t get rid of those little pecan roll candies.

[central_va]

This sh!t is getting out of control.

[freeandfreezing]

"Truck-Stop Group grew its revenue from $20 billion in 2017 to $45 billion in 2021"

I wonder if that had anything to do with the increase in the price of diesel fuel?

Diesel in 2017 $2.65 per gallon.

Diesel in 2021 $4.98 per gallon.