December 10th, 2016 by Cynthia Shahan
I still find it hard to believe that I am a “early adopter.” Soon, I hope I will not be thinking “Why are there not more EV drivers?” Well, I do thank my lucky stars on this one. Primarily, I thank CleanTechnica.com and EVObsession.com for pointing me to “right drivelihood.” But it’s not just the cars and social support that make the EV movement. There’s an entire “EV ecosystem” in place, and growing.
For example, Navigant Research fills us in that, even for us early adopters, there is widespread EV charging support. “Governments, utilities, and automakers are increasingly supporting commercial charging infrastructure deployments.” A Navigant Research “Leaderboard Report” on EV charging networks shows a few major players in this arena.
I am not among the norm — I don’t charge where I live. This makes me heavily reliant on and grateful for these early charging leaders. It is interesting to see how Navigant ranks them. The company writes:
“While most vehicle charging today occurs at a driver’s personal home charger, many stakeholders looking to spur demand for plug-in EVs (PEVs) believe that widespread, convenient charging accessibility is critical to attaining this goal. Stakeholders have thus supported the rollout of public charging sites and installations at office buildings, parking garages, and other locations where the charging site owner is seeing demand from the growing number of PEV drivers.”
Indeed, I thank Sarasota’s planning — this is precisely what this upbeat municipality provid
