NYPA Tackles EV Range Anxiety With New High-Speed Charging Corridor

When this author was a young college student, living in rural NYS, and could sometimes only afford to put a couple dollars in the tank, range anxiety was very real. These days many would-be EV owners find the same emotions holding them back from pulling the trigger on a new electric ride. Efforts like these could help ease those fears and help transition into a future where one can own an EV without sacrifice.

'Multiple surveys have identified that potential EV customers fear that they won’t be able to take long distance trips if they decide to go electric. “Even though they might not do it that often, they want to be able to, and they need the comfort of having those charging stations available when they leave home,” said Lurie.'

'“Fast chargers on highway corridors [are necessary] in order to get people to adopt EVs in much greater numbers,” he added.'

Read the full article at Green Tech Media

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