More and more people are thinking about buying an electric car. On the market, moreover, new models are constantly arriving with better and better features and able to offer increasing real autonomy and increasingly reduced charging times.
Although today electric cars have reached a good level of maturity, before making the “big leap” it is necessary to inform yourself adequately since using a battery-powered vehicle requires a different approach.
Let’s see, therefore, six things to know absolutely when you are considering buying an electric car.
Charging stations
When switching to an electric car you need to be prepared to manage energy supplies. If you have a box it is advisable to set up a charging point by installing a wallbox. In this way you can easily refuel your car with energy, recharging it, for example, overnight.
In addition, this solution turns out to be very convenient if in the vicinity of your home there are no columns from which to recharge.
And speaking of public charging stations, to recharge on the road you need to have an app that allows you to find charging points and manage energy supplies. For example, the application of Plenitude + Be Charge allows you to identify not only the columns of this operator but also those of other companies with which interoperability agreements have been signed. In this way, a single app will be enough to access tens of thousands of charging points in Italy and Europe.
Power and torque
Who says electric cars are boring to drive? The electric motors immediately provide all the power and all the torque. This makes battery-powered vehicles bright and fun to drive. In addition, today, car manufacturers, taking advantage of these characteristics, tend to offer models with very interesting performance on average
Real autonomy
Knowing the characteristics of your electric car is very important, especially with regard to the real autonomy. In order not to have problems planning the stops for charging, it is important to understand well the real consumption of the car and the distances it can do.
Information that before the purchase can be obtained from other owners of the same model who share their experiences through channels such as social networks and forums. Subsequently, the experience on the road will be essential to understand this aspect of your electric car well.
Route planning
Often, when we talk about electric cars we discuss the need to plan routes in case of long journeys. today, thanks to the growing spread of charging infrastructures such as those installed on the Italian territory by Plenitude + Be Charge, planning a trip is much easier than in the past (https://bec.energy/e-mobility-tips/programmare-un-viaggio-in-auto-elettrica/).
Before buying an electric vehicle it can be interesting to start doing targeted research on the internet to try to catapult yourself into a new concept of mobility that can coexist with your everyday life.
A new approach to driving
Electric cars lead, progressively, to change a little the way of driving. Electric cars, in fact, lead to adopting a more efficient driving style, to take advantage of regenerative braking as much as possible and improve consumption and autonomy.
A gradual process that comes very naturally with time.
Stop autonomy anxiety
In the past, with few columns and cars with limited distances, autonomy anxiety was justifiable. Today, however, it is almost a memory. Modern electric cars, except those designed specifically for the city, all offer important autonomy, even of 400 km in average use (city and state).
Furthermore, charging infrastructures are increasingly widespread. Therefore, with a minimum of attention, autonomy problems should not arise even when facing important trips.
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