Web site helps electric car drivers evacuate Florence, Tesla extends range

BMW ActiveE electric car at closed NJ gas station after Hurricane Sandy [photo: Tom Moloughney]Efforts have begun to help North and South Carolina and Virginia residents who drive electric cars to evacuate Hurricane Florence. Mass evacuations, as well as hurricanes, pose a special challenge for electric cars. Older models still have relatively short ranges, and may require multiple recharges to get far enough away from a hurricane the size...