Myth: Running the A/C in an EV will kill your battery

by Julia | Jul 19, 2023 | Blog, EV Mythbusters

Myth: You can't run the A/C in an EV with­out killing your battery.  Myth Bust­ed: Run­ning the A/C in an EV in 90°F weath­er results in a range loss of only 5% on average. There are many instances that would lead peo­ple to believe that run­ning the A/C in an EV...

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

by Julia | 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 Julia | 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

by Julia | 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 Julia | 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 Julia | 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...