A recent electric car road trip by Energy Secretary Janet Granholm exposed some of the concerns Americans have with EV charging.
When my wife and I bought Wylie, our Tesla Model Y, nearly two years ago, charging while away from home was not a major concern. We do the usual driving — groceries, doctors appointments, trips into town — on a regular basis, but seldom travel more than 20 miles from home. We have a 20 amp 240 volt outlet in our carport, which is adequate for our needs. EV charging just hasn’t been that much of a concern.
There’s a certain part of the EV experience that harks back to the early days of the automobile. There’s a bit of a pioneering spirit to it all, like we are blazing a trail that leads to a brave new electrified world, but there’s also a lingering sense of dread. We visit friends and friends have homes and those homes have wall outlets, so we always know we can plug in and sip electrons when we arrive.
“Thirteen years later, same street. All these cars. Can you spot the horse?” she asked. “Things are happening fast. You are in the center of it. Imagine how big clean energy industries will be in 13 years,” she told one audience in South Carolina. “How much stronger our economy is going to grow. How many good paying jobs we’re going to create and where we are going to lead the world.
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