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Electric vehicles

  • Feb 28, 2021
  • Feb 28, 2021 Updated Jan 31, 2022
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Prices for 240-volt chargers are falling

Anybody who owns an electric vehicle needs a 240-volt charger at home. With it, your car can recharge overnight, so you start every day with the equivalent of a full tank.

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How 400v DC fast chargers work

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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press

You’ll need to charge elsewhere occasionally. That’s when charging time becomes a big deal.

Charging an EV battery takes longer than the 5-10 minutes to fill a gas tank, but how long depends on a couple of factors.

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Where you can charge in public

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A Mustang Mach-E charge port

 Ford Motor Co.

Good route-planning apps will help you find public chargers on a road trip. A Department of Energy website, for instance, says there are 45 DC fast chargers near I-94 between Detroit and Chicago.

Ford’s app will pick the charging spots where it makes most sense to stop along your route for optimum driving time and range.

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Gas engines aren't going anywhere

Despite all the attention on EVs, internal-combustion engine vehicles will be around for a long time.

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