Every day on my way to the train station, I always make a point of checking out the current price of regular unleaded at my nearest gas station. While I’m less dependent on gas now that I’ve been driving more EVs, I always encounter something new with each test drive — like how it was challenging to charge a Ford F150 Lightning at a Tesla Supercharger station, or how Level 1 charging at home takes forever.
These are experiences car buyers need to know about if they intend on making the switch to a fully electric vehicle. When I test drove the Kia EV9, I was astounded by how it costs just as much to charge it at a station than it was to fill up my car with gas. That’s been on the back of my mind with subsequent test drives because I’m trying to uncover all the ways I can save more in the long run with an EV.
