Myth Buster: EVs are just as bad for the environment as fossil fuel cars

by Julia | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog, EV Mythbusters, Front Page

Myth: EVs are just as bad for the envi­ron­ment as fos­sil fuel cars because the ener­gy fuel­ing them comes from oil/gas/coal and due to heavy reliance on extrac­tive indus­tries for manufacturing. Myth BUSTED: EVs run more effi­cient­ly when com­pared to fos­sil...

Myth Buster: Your EV Won't Function in Water

by Julia | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog, Charging, EV Mythbusters, Front Page

Myth 1: You can’t dri­ve an EV in the rain / You can’t get your EV wet Myth 2: You can’t dri­ve an EV through a puddle Myth 3: You can’t charge your EV in the rain Myth BUSTED: EVs are safe to dri­ve through water and hold no threat of elec­tric shock when...

Why You Should Get Off the Fence About Owning an EV

by Julia | Dec 21, 2020 | Front Page, Real Life

Why You Should Get Off the Fence About Own­ing an EV Hel­lo fence. We meet again. Trust me – I’ve been there. It’s that nag­ging voice inside of your head that pre­vents you from mak­ing a very expen­sive and long-last­ing deci­sion. These types of...

Myth Buster: You Can Get Cancer from the Battery in an EV

by Julia | Dec 15, 2020 | Batteries, Blog, EV Mythbusters, Front Page, Safety

Myth: Expo­sure to the elec­tro­mag­net­ic fields of the bat­tery in an elec­tric vehi­cle could cause cancer. Myth BUSTED: The mag­net­ic fields in elec­tric vehi­cles pose no dan­ger because their elec­tro­mag­net­ic field lev­els are below the rec­om­mend­ed...

Report: EVs on the Road in Colorado — December 2020

by Julia | Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Real Life

Report: Elec­tric Vehi­cles on the Road in Col­orado from Decem­ber 1, 2020 Dri­ve Elec­tric Col­orado presents a month­ly EVs in Col­orado report. Using data from the Col­orado Ener­gy Office's EV Dash­board and the Alter­na­tive Fuel­ing Sta­tion Loca­tor...