Get out of the Box
Did you know that Thomas Edison used a nickel-iron battery to power his electric cars produced in the 1920's?
With some small up-to-date improvements to the battery (which are under way) and application of renewable energy sources (probably a combination of 2 or more) the electrolyte could be changed at remodeled gas stations to recharge the battery.
To recap: batteries that could last 100 years, be recharged in 10 minutes, allow use for about 8 hours, and the small business owners keep their stations!
Is this to simple a concept to be understood?