(CNN) The first fully converted gas-to-electric refueling station for electric vehicles opened today at 7224 Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Like any new business, as the first of its kind in the US, owner Depeswar Doley is fully aware that it's a gamble that may not pay off.

However, it was his daughter that convinced him to take the plunge.

Doley, who owns RS Automotives, received a call from a public city official last year who first suggested the idea to him. He had already been upset with how oil and gas companies structure contracts, which is one of the reasons he didn't immediately dismiss the radical idea.

Wanting to give it more thought, he went home to speak to his family.

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