Considering An EV & Live In A Rural Area? Here Are Five Things To Know About Charging

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 18:40:22 +0000

Interest in electric vehicles is strong among U.S. drivers — including drivers who live in rural areas. That’s great news, … [continued]

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Like 19th Century Railroads, EV Charging Can Give Small Towns A Vital Edge Over Cities

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:00:39 +0000

In the western United States, there were two big transportation trends that made or broke a rural town. The first was the railroads. In the case of Mesilla, New Mexico, it was the dominant local settlement, with little Las Cruces even getting passed over by the confederates when they picked a capitol for their short-lived […]

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Western States Try To Weasel Their Way Out Of Rural EV Charging

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 21:50:54 +0000

In a previous article, I covered the aggressive plan the Biden Administration has for a buildout of EV charging stations across the United States. Funded by the infrastructure bill, states are required to build out Interstate highway EV charging first. To be considered built out, an Interstate highway corridor must have: Gaps of no more […]

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FreeWire Shows Us How To Solve US Rural Charging Challenges

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:15:01 +0000

I recently came across a company called FreeWire on social media, and it looks like they have a pretty good solution to something that keeps rural charging stations from happening in the United States. Before I get to how the company is doing this, let’s take a look at the problem first, so we can […]

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A Second Way To Make EV Charging Succeed In Rural Areas (Part 2)

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:35:20 +0000

In Part 1, I had us use imaginary time travel to visit a time and place in the 20th century where there wasn’t electricity. While there was a good federal plan to bring electricity to the ranch, they hadn’t gotten to my great-great uncle yet. But using the best technology he had at his disposal […]

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