Let’s accelerate towards everything you need to know to start driving an electric car! Check out these handy resources:
EV 101: The basics about electric cars (Department of Energy video, 2 min.)
https://energy.gov/eere/videos/energy-101-electric-vehicles
Why Choose an Electric Car? – A one-page handout with 7 compelling reasons: “Why Choose an Electric Car?”
The Vehicles – Available to own or lease now (plugincars.com)
http://www.plugincars.com/cars
The Incentives – State and federal rebates and credits (Chargepoint)
https://www.chargepoint.com/drivers/incentives
Your $7500 electric car tax credit: Find out how much credit each vehicle is elegible for (DOE)
Top 5 Things to Know About Charging an EV (ChargEVC) http://www.chargevc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Top-5-Facts-about-Charging-an-EV.pdf
Buying Your First Home EV Charger (plugincars.com) http://plugincars.com/quick-guide-buying-your-first-home-ev-charger-126875.html
Learn about Workplace Charging and its benefits to both drivers and employers https://www.afdc.energy.gov/uploads/publication/wpc_challenge.pdf
Where to charge, besides the ~90% that happens at home or work (PlugShare)
https://www.plugshare.com/
Attend an EVent, or rent an Electric Car! Owners carshare their electric cars (Turo)
https://turo.com/
What is a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV), also known as an electric LSV for “Low Speed Vehicle”? https://driveelectricamerica.wordpress.com/what-is-a-neighborhood-electric-vehicle-nev-or-electric-low-speed-vehicle-lsv/
Drive Electric America YouTube channel – Entertaining & informative short videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMZb-SD_hnBGOBSNOwoTRO6gBLpJcSc11
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