# Study: EV charging stations boost spending at nearby businesses

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/study-ev-charging-stations-boost-spending-at-nearby-businesses/
- Published: 2024-09-07T09:30:14-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image caption: “The joint gas station and convenience store business model could also be adopted to EV charging stations,” Yunhan Zheng says. Image source: iStock. Article by Zach Winn. MIT News – September 4, 2024. Study: Nature Communications. Charging stations for electric vehicles are essential for cleaning up the transportation sector. A new study by MIT researchers suggests they’re good for business, too. The study found that, in California, opening a charging station boosted annual spending at each nearby business by an […] Click here to view original web page at news.mit.edu