Business View Magazine | August 2022

131 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8 ELECTR I C VEHI CLE ASSOC I AT ION New technology is best shared via word of mouth and our chapters are dedicated to educating their communities to help move the needle on clean air, local jobs, and carbon free driving. Chapter events include everything from online meetings on the latest EV news to in person EV displays and ride and drives at farmer’s markets, international auto shows, and everything in between. No matter where we find ourselves, we engage the public one-on-one about the benefits of driving electric and share our experiences of driving electric. “EVs aren’t just for commuting or driving around town anymore,” says EVA President Elaine Borseth. She has done multiple cross- country trips in her Tesla since 2015, including a 16,000-mile trip that included the Florida Keys, Yellowstone, Glacier, and Banff. She reports, “EV fast charging is just about everywhere. When in remote areas, RV parks are a great place to “fill up” your EV and many people don’t know that EVs can be plugged into a regular household outlet to gain about 50 miles of charge overnight. I’ve charged everywhere imaginable, from Tesla superchargers to public chargers in small towns across America to an outlet on the outside of a cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Installing public charging is a great way for a community to attract customers.” Supporting EV-friendly policy The EV Association has intensified our efforts to lobby for EV incentives and to change multi-unit building codes around the country. Significant effort has been made supporting government EV incentives, shown to be a key factor in the growth of EV sales, but we have a long way to go. It would be great if the US could follow Norway’s lead. Norway promoted EV adoption through all types of incentives and has gone from 1% of new car EV sales in 2014 to over 85% EV sales currently! EVA members have been actively involved in