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    EV Myth: You need a smart phone to use a public charging station.

    EV Myth: You need a smart phone to use a public charging station.

    by juliad | Dec 16, 2021 | Blog, EV Mythbusters

    Myth: You need a smart phone to be able to charge at a pub­lic charger. Myth BUSTED: You do not always need an app for that – you can use your cred­it card to pay for your charg­ing ses­sion instead. As more EV charg­ers are added to the nation­al charg­ing net­work,...

    Myth: Insurance for EVs is more expensive because they are not as safe or reliable as gas cars.

    by juliad | Sep 22, 2021 | Blog, EV Mythbusters

    Myth: Insur­ance for EVs is more expen­sive because they are not as safe or reli­able as gas cars.  Myth Bust­ed: EVs are no less safe or less reli­able than gas cars. EV insur­ance increas­es slight­ly due to the devel­op­ing technology.  When you...
    Myth: EVs Are Only Accessible for the Wealthy

    Myth: EVs Are Only Accessible for the Wealthy

    by juliad | Aug 10, 2021 | Blog, EV Mythbusters, Front Page

    Myth: EVs are only acces­si­ble for the wealthy. Myth Bust­ed: There are pro­grams and oppor­tu­ni­ties avail­able that make own­ing an EV afford­able for many. With the elec­tric vehi­cle mar­ket increas­ing in pop­u­lar­i­ty, the cost of EVs...

    EV Myth: You Can't Road Trip in an EV

    by juliad | Jul 8, 2021 | Blog, EV Mythbusters, Front Page, Real Life, Travel Tips

    Myth: You can't road trip in an EV. Myth BUSTED: Yes, of course, you can! Road trips in an elec­tric vehi­cle are def­i­nite­ly doable. Road trips in an elec­tric vehi­cle are real­ly quite sim­i­lar to those in a gas-pow­ered car. There are a few...

    Myth Buster: EVs don't drive well in winter weather

    by juliad | Jan 11, 2021 | Blog, EV Mythbusters, Front Page

    Myth: EVs don’t dri­ve well in win­ter weather. Myth Bust­ed: EVs are great in win­ter weath­er because of their weight dis­tri­b­u­tion and maneu­ver­abil­i­ty. There is no sig­nif­i­cant dif­fer­ence between dri­ving an EV and dri­ving an inter­nal...

    EV Myth: the electric grid can’t support EVs and EVs will drive up electric rates

    by juliad | Feb 4, 2021 | Blog, EV Mythbusters, Front Page

    EV Myth 1: As EVs flood the mar­ket, the cost of elec­tric­i­ty will increase and will dri­ve up rates for non-EV drivers. Myth BUSTED: Recent stud­ies have shown that util­i­ties bring in more rev­enue than costs with more EVs on the road,...
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