Choosing an electric vehicle, setting up home charging, understanding battery lifespan and the real cost of going electric.
A friend texted me a screenshot of a Chevy Equinox EV window sticker last month with one question: "Do I actually get the $7,500 off this, or is that just a headline?"…
Last February I pulled out of my driveway at 6:47 a.m. with the dashboard reading 24°F and my little electric hatchback showing 138 miles of range on a full battery. By the…
Last winter I mapped a 340-mile trip from Portland to a friend's place near Bend, and my first plan had me arriving with 4% battery on a night forecast to hit 22°F.…
Most EV advice assumes you have a driveway and an electrician on speed dial. If you live in an apartment, none of that applies. The good news is that owning an EV…
A reader in upstate New York emailed me last winter after losing power for three days during an ice storm. She had been looking at home batteries online for weeks and was…
Buying your first electric car is already a big jump, and choosing between a used model and a new one adds another layer of decisions. This guide walks through the honest tradeoffs,…
EV battery longevity is mostly the result of a few quiet habits repeated for years, not heroic effort. This guide walks through what actually matters on a daily, weekly, seasonal, and yearly…
Third-party charging cables can save money or quietly create real safety problems, and the difference is rarely obvious from a product page. This guide walks through what those cables actually are, which…
A neighbor asked me last spring what going electric would actually cost, all in. She had read three glowing articles and one terrifying one, and she did not know which to believe.…
