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  1. Electric cars have a road trip problem: slow and unreliable charging : NPR

    Granholm approaches a charging station to charge the Cadillac Lyriq she was riding during a four-day road trip through the southeast early this summer. The electric vehicle had charging problems ...

  2. 1,000-mile EV road trip reveals pain points and surprising benefits : NPR

    Many people get range anxiety thinking about taking a long car trip in an EV. But a lot of money has gone into improving roadside chargers. We tried them out for ourselves during a 1,000-mile drive.

  3. Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the ...

    A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Te...

  4. Electric vehicle road trip checklist: NPR's guide : NPR

    A lot of EV owners keep their car at a maximum of 80% charge for day-to-day driving, to extend the life of the battery. But road trips are when that full 100% charge comes in handy, and ...

  5. Major sticking point to buying an electric vehicle is the lack of ...

    A big sticking point is the lack of public EV chargers. SCHMITZ: NPR's Camila Domonoske thinks about this problem a lot, even on a road trip she took last week with the secretary of energy. Camila ...

  6. A road trip in an electric vehicle doesn't have to be nerve-wracking

    Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy ... But, you know, that old American tradition comes with a new twist as more electric vehicles hit the road. NPR's Camila Domonoske took a drive up and down the East Coast and reports that road trip charging is getting easier. CAMILA DOMONOSKE, BYLINE: At NPR's D.C ...

  7. Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the ...

    Granholm approaches a charging station to charge the Cadillac Lyriq she was riding during a four-day road trip through the southeast early this summer. The electric vehicle had charging problems due to an "isolated hardware issue," Cadillac says. But Granholm's team encountered plenty of not-so-isolated problems too.

  8. A road trip in an electric vehicle doesn't have to be nerve ...

    Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for NPR. /. Electric innovations past and present: The Hyundai Ioniq 6 that NPR took on a road trip stopped at the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J., on June 11. It's the site of the world's second-largest light bulb (that would be the one on top of the tower, at left) in honor of Thomas Edison.

  9. Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of

    Granholm approaches a charging station to charge the Cadillac Lyriq she was riding during a four-day road trip through the southeast early this summer. The electric vehicle had charging problems due to an "isolated hardware issue," Cadillac says. But Granholm's team encountered plenty of not-so-isolated problems too.

  10. A road trip in an electric vehicle doesn't have to be ...

    A road trip in an electric vehicle doesn't have to be nerve-wracking anymore. Electric innovations past and present: The Hyundai Ioniq 6 that NPR took on a road trip stopped at the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J., on June 11. It's the site of the world's second-largest light bulb (that would be the one on top of the tower ...

  11. Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of

    Riding along with Granholm, I came away with a major takeaway: EVs that aren't Teslas have a road trip problem, and the White House knows it's urgent to solve this issue. Solving the road trip problem

  12. A road trip in an electric vehicle doesn't have to be nerve-wracking

    Electric innovations past and present: The Hyundai Ioniq 6 that NPR took on a road trip stopped at the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J., on June 11. It's the site of the world's second-largest light bulb (that would be the one on top of the tower, at left) in honor of Thomas Edison.

  13. How the U.S. wants to make it a lot easier to charge electric cars

    An electric vehicle gets its battery recharged at a charge station in San Francisco on March 9. The Biden administration is spending $5 billion to build a network of chargers in a bid to get more ...

  14. A road trip in an electric vehicle doesn't have to be nerve-wracking

    By Camila Domonoske Aug 01, 2024 (NPR) Electric innovations past and present: The Hyundai Ioniq 6 that NPR took on a road trip stopped at the Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J., on ...

  15. Many EV owners are on a constant hunt for a place to charge up

    Electric vehicle owners who live in cities often don't have garages or driveways — so they can't charge their cars at home. And public chargers are in short supply. Sponsor Message

  16. California lawmakers approve bill to limit speeding : NPR

    "The bill would not have passed with the active speed limiter," Wiener conceded. "And it did pass with the passive speed limiter." The bill approved by the California legislature over the weekend would require all new cars sold in the state to warn drivers if they're going more than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. California ...

  17. Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of

    A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a… Electric cars have a road trip problem ...

  18. You asked, we answered: Your questions about electric vehicles

    For road trips, on the other hand, many parts of the country still have limited availability of fast chargers, which are high-speed chargers designed for use in the middle of a trip.

  19. Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of

    A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver). Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy | Ideastream Public Media

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    Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy September 10, 2023·6:00 AM ET Camila Domonoske 4-Minute Listen PLAYLIST Download Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is working hard to convince more Americans to embrace electric cars — and she knows this means the country's charging infrastructure needs to improve, fast.

  21. Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of

    Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is working hard to convince more Americans to embrace electric cars — and she knows this means the country's charging infrastructure needs to improve, fast. When Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm set out on a four-day electric-vehicle road trip this summer, she knew charging might be a challenge.

  22. Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of

    Granholm approaches a charging station to charge the Cadillac Lyriq she was riding during a four-day road trip through the southeast early this summer. The electric vehicle had charging problems due to an "isolated hardware issue," Cadillac says. But Granholm's team encountered plenty of not-so-isolated problems too. / NPR