distance traveling in an EV

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Action: 3544 - Buy or Lease an Electric Vehicle/Hybrid

If you have an EV it is very helpful to have an easy access to level 2 charging at home or work or nearby to someplace you spend a lot of time. But if you want to travel a long distance, you will need access to fast chargers. If you have a Tesla, that is not usually a problem since they have a network of chargers across the country. In theory they will be open to all soon and some of them are usable for non-Teslas now. Me, I won't buy one due to the actions of their CEO but that is another story.

There are several aps you can get on your cellphone that really help. My favorite is ABRP. It quickly gave me a dozen stations that I could use to get to visit my in-laws in southern Ohio. Electrify America has a broad network of reliable stations and you can get information about all of them on their ap. EVgo has a lot of charging stations although they are not the most reliable. Still, their ap is another way of checking what is available.

We are not yet at the point where recharging an EV is as easy as getting gas but it is no longer impossible to go long distances, it just takes planning