Write a letter to the editor of your local paper about your experience considering or driving an electric car. Our voices will influence Rhode Island policymakers.
Peter Viner-Brown wrote:
I’ve driven over 50,000 miles in my EVs and have only paid for tire rotations and screen wash. Otherwise, they have all been maintenance free. And it has cost just 5 cents a mile in fuel – far less than the 16 cents per mile I’d be paying with a gas car right now.
Sadly, Rhode Island is behind other New England states in helping people make the switch to EVs. We need our policymakers to provide support to utilities, landlords and workplaces to improve the infrastructure that will make owning an EV easier.
Another member wrote:
"The recent uptick in gas prices, as well as my concern about the accelerating impacts of climate change in our coastal state, made me interested in replacing my gas-burning car with an electric vehicle (EV).
Unfortunately, when I investigated it, I found that there was no way for me to install charging at my 10-unit condo building. Though I thought I would be able to afford the cost of installing charging just for my unit, the installation requires major electric upgrades for the entire building."