Is an EV Right for Me?

Pull up your phone and check your mileage from last week. Most Americans drive under 40 miles a day. Even the cheapest EVs on the market right now do 200+ miles on a charge. That's four or five days of normal driving without plugging in.

Stop planning for your once-a-year trip to your in-laws three states away. An EV handles 95% of your driving without thinking about it. For that other 5%, fast chargers add 150+ miles in 20-35 minutes. You were going to stop for coffee anyway.

Here's the thing nobody tells you upfront: range doesn't matter nearly as much as where you can plug in. If you can charge at home, you wake up every morning with a full battery. It's like your phone — you don't drive to a phone-charging station, you just plug it in at night.

No home charging isn't a dealbreaker, but it does change how you think about it. You'll need to find Level 2 chargers that fit your routine — the grocery store, the gym, your workplace. Treat it like a phone that charges while you do other stuff.