At a time when it costs up to $100 to fill a gas tank, but as little as $10 to charge an electric car, buying an EV may seem like an obvious choice. But EV economics are complicated and you need to be savvy about a lot of unfamiliar factors before you can stick it to the oil companies.
Lease affordability has surpassed purchase affordability” in a J.D. Power index that includes total cost of ownership, said Elizabeth Krear, vice president of the EV practice at J.D. Power. Many consumers have become aware of the difference and are capitalizing on it, according to an Associated Press story. In April, Krear said, leases accounted for […]
There are four main questions you should consider before purchasing your home EV charging equipment, according to Tom Moloughney, who writes in Inside EVs: “There are charging stations available today that can deliver more power, and some that can deliver far less, so deciding how many amps you need for your EV charger might seem […]
Most of the nation’s public chargers remain clustered in areas where wealthy, predominantly white, early EV adopters live. That’s not altogether surprising, given charging station developers went where there was demand. But this has also created areas with little to no public charging access that often fall along racial and socioeconomic lines. To meet our […]