Earlier this summer, we began investigating our Twitter followers' experiences with public electric-car chargers in our weekly polls. In June, we learned that more electric cars get charged at work than at public chargers. Last month, we learned that the type of public charger that electric-car drivers rely on most often is still 240-volt Level... Twitter poll results: How often do you encounter a public electric-car charger that is out of order?
Earlier this summer, we began investigating our Twitter followers' experiences with public electric-car chargers in our weekly polls. In June, we learned that more electric cars get charged at work than at public chargers. Last month, we learned that the type of public charger that electric-car drivers rely on most often is still 240-volt Level... 
Kids are getting ready to go back to school and many will need wheels. Yet many environmentally conscious youngsters—and parents—may no longer accept a gas-burning machine, or at least not one that has to burn gas everywhere it goes. Last week, we suggested seven plug-in cars that would make great back-to-school rides. CHECK OUT: The 7... 
Electric cars are changing the automotive landscape, technologically and culturally. Those factors are what often make things classic, whether it's in music, architecture, or automobiles. Various people have weighed in recently on which of today's green cars will become tomorrow's classics, from Hagerty Insurance selecting the Tesla Model S as the... 
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Spreading electric car chargers will do little good if they don't work. Studies repeatedly show that one of the most important things needed to spread adoption of electric cars is to install more public chargers for them. Expanding public charging infrastructure makes it more convenient to own an electric car, makes it possible for electric-car... 
Electric cars are becoming more capable, but they still can't do everything, our Twitter followers suggest. Last week, a study showed that the biggest factor in spreading electric-car adoption in the U.S. is a broader selection. Teslas outsell most other electric cars not only because of their performance but also their size and comfort. Various... 
Speculating which cars may be future classics is not only a fun game, it also can help buyers decide which modern cars may represent the best value. Future classics depreciate less over a long time, which we're sure buyers can appreciate. The demand for those cars also stays high, which dries up prices. CHECK OUT: Tesla Model S named car of the... 
Electric cars and racing can make strange bedfellows. The purpose of electric cars is to save energy. Racing, whether it uses gasoline or electrons, is a spectacle of speed—conservation takes a backseat. DON'T MISS: Volkswagen's ID R Pikes Peak race car shows why you should care about electric car racing As electric cars have gained a... 
Green Car Reports readers and Twitter followers are clearly fired up when it comes to plug-in hybrids. When we asked in last week's Twitter poll how many miles are enough for a plug-in hybrid, we got two to three times our usual responses. We asked the question because plug-in hybrids come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and capabilities. The main... 
Electric cars are showing up at races from mountaintops to drag strips to New York harbor. The cars are quiet—and fast. Yet the series don't seem to have taken race fans by storm. READ THIS: Volkswagen's ID R Pikes Peak race car shows why you should care about electric car racing Two challenges stand out as reasons that electric racing... 
Plug-in hybrids come in a variety of specs and sizes, from economy cars to mid-size sedans to luxury SUVs costing $100,000 or more. Automakers also haven't settled on how much range is enough for a plug-in hybrid. Some offer as little as 9 or 10 miles and others as much as 53 miles on electricity before they need to rely on a gas engine. The kinds... 
Electric car drivers have many more options for public charging than they did even a year ago. Charging networks from Tesla's Superchargers to EVGo and VW's Electrify America are dramatically increasing the number of Level 3 fast chargers across the country. Level 2 chargers are also becoming more prevalent too. As the variety of options expands... 
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With summertime road trips in full swing across the U.S., we're sure our readers are joining in. On those trips, many of our readers are driving electric. Americans are known for long road trips in the summer but those can be challenging for electric-car early adopters, like many of our readers and followers. We asked our Twitter followers about... 
Our readers are nothing if not consistent. When we asked our Twitter followers last week to choose what they consider a "green car," a solid majority said nothing but a pure electric car qualifies. Under a picture of a gas-guzzling Dodge Challenger SRT8, literally painted green and parked in a spot marked "reserved for green vehicles," we asked... 
Long road trips consistently has been a concern for electric-car owners. With barely 80 miles of range, and a sparse network of public charging stations—much less fast-charging stations—long trips in early electric cars was a challenge. Now, with longer range cars and more public fast charging stations coming online, longer trips are... 
Last week, we reported that the federal tax credits for electric-car buyers are about to expire. Once any automaker sells 200,000 electric cars, the credits available to its buyers begin to wind down. Since Tesla has been selling electric cars longer than any other automaker (at least since the credits were passed), and has sold more electric cars... 
We get a lot of comments on Green Car Reports arguing (mostly in a friendly way) about what makes a green car. Or, put another way, what makes a car green. Some readers clearly think the only way to be green is to drive a pure electric car, the bigger the battery the better. Others think as long as they have a car they can live with that plugs in... 
Last week, we reported that Tesla is close to reaching the end of its allocation of federal tax credits for those who buy its cars. The credits amount to a $7,500 discount for most buyers. The credits were passed after the 2007 federal Energy Independence and Security Act to promote the sale of electric cars. They offered buyers a way to offset... 
As Tesla expands its Supercharging network and Volkswagen spends $2 billion on their network over the next seven years, we're reminded that one of the biggest conveniences of electric cars is the ability to charge them at home. That led us to ask, how many electric car owners are dependent on public charging and how fast do they need it to be? For...