EV Insights & Updates

From their cutting-edge tech to their planet-saving potential and just how fun they are to drive, EVs are here to stay. ...
We’re all conditioned to take our cars in for an oil change every so often. Could be every 5,000 miles. Could be every 10,000 miles. Or maybe it’s once per year if you don’t drive that often. Regardless, this never-ending schedule of once-in-a-while oil changes is as familiar to us as apple pie and Aerosmith.
Electric vehicles are considerably heavier than gas-powered ones because of their big battery packs. They also accelerate quicker thanks to electric motors that immediately deliver maximum torque.
ERANGE EV Tires has partnered with 4ocean to launch the “Partnership with Purpose” campaign, pledging to remove 2 pounds of plastic and trash for every ERANGE EV tire sold in North America. This initiative underscores both brands’ commitment to sustainability.
Your electric vehicle’s tires will need to be replaced at some point, probably sooner than you think.
Author Michael Bettencourt is a long-time EV owner, both of BEV and PHEV vehicles, and automotive journalist whose vehicle reviews have specialized in EVs and plug-in hybrids for the past 10 years. We’re following Michael in a new series about the experience of EV ownership, in the short and long term.
Whether you’re in a fancy electric Tesla or a luxury Lexus hybrid, it’s become more stylish, more practical, and more sensible to switch to a battery-powered car, and that fact only grows more true with time. However, if you have never owned an electric car before, then you can find that it comes with a few extra caveats and demands that owners have to be aware of. In time, you get used to these needs just as easily as any car owner gets used to their own vehicle’s needs. Until then, here are a few tips on how to make it a lot easier to own and drive an electric car.