Electric Car Webinar - August 2020

Drive Electric Vermont, Acorn Energy Co-op and the Climate Economy Action Center of Addison County hosted a webinar on electric vehicles (EVs) on Thursday, August 20, 2020. We covered many aspects of purchasing and owning an EV in Vermont, including:

• What to keep in mind if you’re considering switching over from a gas-powered car.

• EV models available in Vermont (including some future options).

• Different ways to charge, and current availability of public charging.

• The latest information on Vermont incentives for buying an EV.

We also heard from a few EV driving Vermonters on their ownership experiences with Toyota Prius Plug-in and an older Nissan LEAF vehicle. The full recording and additional resources related to this session are available below.

If you're interested in hearing about the Tesla Model 3, a more recent Nissan LEAF model or the Chevrolet Bolt we would recommend also reviewing our May webinar - start at 31 minutes if you just want to hear the owner experiences. Please keep in mind some details shared in the May session dsicussion may no longer be current.

Webinar Recording and Resources

You can view a recording of the August 2020 webinar through the player below or at this YouTube link.

We received some great questions in this session and the one we did back in May, so put together this PDF covering questions and answers from both webinars, including links to detailed references when applicable.

We also developed a resource on cold weather use of electric cars in this article.

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