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How To Take an EV Road Trip

Despite claims to the contrary, EVs are more than capable of powering your long-distance trips.

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New Standards for Electric Vehicle Chargers

Last month, the Federal Highway Administration announced the first-ever nationwide standards for federally funded EV charges. Here's what the standards do and what they mean for you.

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Understanding Electric Vehicle Battery Life

Move over sedans and crossovers, electric pickup trucks are here! Get a look at the emission-free models coming soon.

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How Far Can EVs Go on a Single Charge?

As these eco-friendly cars become more widespread, one question remains: How far can EVs travel before running out of power?

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Charging satisfaction

50 - 82 kWh

187 - 354 Miles

Real Member Experiences

Where and When Do You Charge?

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Jon V.

24 Year Member

2020

Chevy Bolt

I drive a Chevy Bolt and my wife drives the Volvo XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid. We have two level 2 chargers in our garage, and we both do most of our charging at home. Refueling in an EV is a different mindset. When you have a gas engine, you only fill up when it’s low. With an EV, I plug in every night when I come home. When I come back in the morning, it’s fully charged. I can also tell the car my desired charging level and when to start and stop charging.

I occasionally use public charging. There are two level 2 public chargers my town that I’ll use, for example, when I’m at my kid’s games. I use DC fast charging on occasion when traveling longer distances.

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Todd w.

14 Year Member

2019

tesla model 3

Before retiring, I had free charging at work. This was convenient and saved me money. Because most of my charging was done at work, I only needed level 1 charging at home. Last year, after retiring, I installed a level 2 charger in my garage, and that’s where I do most of my charging now. There are public chargers close to my house that I have used, but I tend to only use public chargers during road trips. Unless I’m going on a long trip, I tend to only charge my EV up to 80%, and I set it up so it is done charging by 7AM.

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Eileen C.

32 Year Member

2017

Nissan Leaf

I bought a Siemen (level 2) charging station and had it installed in my garage. I plug my vehicle in when it gets down to about 20 or 30 miles left on the gauge. This is generally all I need because I don’t do a lot of driving. I do occasionally use public charging when traveling for work. For these times, I check where charging stations are located in advance.

How Long does It Take To Charge?

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Jon V.

24 Year Member

2020

Chevy Bolt

A common misconception is that you have to have a 40A or 50A breaker. I have a 20A breaker which doesn’t charge quite as fast, but I can still charge my bolt 75% in 13 hours.

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Todd w.

14 Year Member

2019

tesla model 3

Charging at home, before installing my level 2 charger, I would only get about 3 miles of range per hour, but charging overnight this means you get 30 to 36 miles which is adequate. With my new level 2 charger, I can add about 29 to 30 miles of range in an hour. I can go from about 20% to 80% charge in under four hours. Using public superchargers, I only need to charge for 15 minutes before getting another 2 or 3 hours of range.

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Eileen C.

32 Year Member

2017

Nissan Leaf

It takes several hours to charge the car using level 2 charging, which isn’t great for long trips, but I don’t use my EV to drive long distances.

how much do you save in fuel costs?

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Jon V.

24 Year Member

2020

Chevy Bolt

Paying $0.185 / kWh, my average cost per mile is about $0.05. This is half as much as a gas-powered car that gets 30 miles per gallon at $3 per gallon of gas. Driving an average of 1,000 miles a month means the cost to power my EV is only $50.

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Todd w.

14 Year Member

2019

tesla model 3

Charging at home I pay home electric rates, which are pretty reasonable. While these rates have gone up like all fuel and utilities, they haven’t gone up nearly as much as gas. I would estimate that my fuel cost is one-third of what it would be compared to gasoline. The rates for fast charging depends on location, but I would say it is typically half the cost of gas. For fast charging, you are paying a bit more for the convenience, but it is still a good deal compared to gas.

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Eileen C.

32 Year Member

2017

Nissan Leaf

Using my charging station in my garage costs me about $12 to $15 a month on my electric bill.

What Do You Do For Long Road Trips?

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Jon V.

24 Year Member

2020

Chevy Bolt

There are resources available when planning a long trip. I always plan out primary chargers and backup chargers just in case. I keep a spare level 2 charging cable in the car just in case. The most recent long trip I took was up to Albany. I used a fast charger that charged me from 10% to 75% in 55 minutes.

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Todd w.

14 Year Member

2019

tesla model 3

I’ve taken a lot of long road trips in my Tesla. Recently, I drove from New York to Arkansas, and it was easy with the Tesla Supercharger network. I drive for three or four hours, and then stop to charge for about fifteen minutes. This gives me time to grab a coffee and stretch my legs.

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Eileen C.

32 Year Member

2017

Nissan Leaf

My vehicle is not made for long distances. It has about 120 mile range because it was one of the early models. Now they’re making them with a range of 200 to 300 miles. But a 120 mile range is good for me because I don’t do a lot of driving. When I need to go long distances, I can drive 35 miles to the airport and get on a plane.

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How To Take an EV Road Trip

New Standards for Electric Vehicle Chargers

Understanding Electric Vehicle Battery Life

How Far Can EVs Go on a Single Charge?

Find chargers

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The EXPERIENCE

Charging satisfaction

50 - 82 kWh

187 - 354 Miles

Real Member Experiences

JV

Jon V.

24 Year Member

2020

Chevy Bolt

TW

Todd w.

14 Year Member

2019

tesla model 3

EC

Eileen C.

32 Year Member

2017

Nissan Leaf

JV

Jon V.

24 Year Member

2020

Chevy Bolt

TW

Todd w.

14 Year Member

2019

tesla model 3

EC

Eileen C.

32 Year Member

2017

Nissan Leaf

JV

Jon V.

24 Year Member

2020

Chevy Bolt

TW

Todd w.

14 Year Member

2019

tesla model 3

EC

Eileen C.

32 Year Member

2017

Nissan Leaf