Grand Strand RV Park Offers EV Plug-Ins

July 15, 2011 by Rex Vogel · 1 Comment 

Several months ago I reported that a handful of RV parks along the East and West Coast offer their 50-amp, 240-volt electric pedestals to electric vehicle (EV) owners in need of a refueling stop. The first EV charging station along the Grand Strand and the coastal Carolinas recently opened (June 22) at Ocean Lakes Family [...]

Yes Virginia, There is NO Free Lunch

June 5, 2011 by Rex Vogel · 2 Comments 

Electric cars have arrived, and they’ve brought with them a social dilemma. American roads are maintained largely—and quite poorly—through the gas tax, a user fee that owners of electric vehicles (EVs)—with no need to stop at the pump—will avoid. If you don’t buy gas, you don’t have to pay the gas tax, right? That’s a [...]