Isn’t It Time For All Hotels To Start Including Electric Vehicle Charging Stations?
By Darya Oreizi Have you gone on a family road trip and found no electric vehicle charging stations at your … [continued]
By Darya Oreizi Have you gone on a family road trip and found no electric vehicle charging stations at your … [continued]
Road trips are a make or break factor for mass adoption of electric vehicles in the US. Unlike much of Europe and many other parts of the world, the US does not have a train system that connects most cities in the country (Amtrak in the Northeast being an exception). As such, most Americans either fly or rely on their cars when they go on vacation to Disneyland or Disney World, to visit relatives a few states away, or to take their child to college hundreds of miles away.
Charging infrastructure for urban areas is a problem. With open land at a premium in congested cities, finding room to install chargers can be a challenge. Tesla is aware of the issue and, as usual, is being proactive in its response. On September 11, Tesla posted on its blog that it has developed a new compact Tesla Supercharger specifically for use in cities.
As a means of rapidly growing its Destination Charging network, Tesla is currently offering free Tesla Chargers to qualifying vacation … [continued]