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Tools for Summer EV Road-Tripping
As summer travel heats up, it pays to know how to find reliable charging for your electric vehicle (EV) road trip. PlugShare is a website and an app that provides charging station information (energy output, pricing, etc.) and locations (addresses). It’s key for mapping charging stops along your trip. I use it for “destination charging” so that I can see…
June 30, 2025
Fostering an EV Revolution, One Plug at a Time: A Conversation with Joel Bulpitt
If you’ve had anything to do with public electric vehicle (EV) charging in North Carolina over the last many years, then you likely know, or know of, Joel Bulpitt. His team at EV Revolution is responsible for hundreds of station deployments. In between his ongoing installations, he was kind enough to sit down with us and share some thoughts about…
March 4, 2025
State of the State: North Carolina’s Fast Charging by the Numbers
We hear it all the time when talking to the public about electric vehicles (EVs): “I’ll get one when there’s more fast charging available.” But the truth is, even for drivers without access to Tesla Superchargers, the state has had adequate fast charging coverage for years. Now, that doesn’t mean there aren’t pain points, hard-to-reach places or areas where charger…
February 12, 2025
Charging Unlocked: Gaining Access to Tesla Supercharging
What do you do when you find your options to fast charge double overnight? Last year, Tesla announced that it would be opening its Supercharger network to additional electric vehicles (EVs), and many EV drivers are now gaining access to more fast charging than ever. Since Tesla chargers use a different plug type than other manufacturers, your initial Supercharge may…
November 25, 2024
Tips to Optimize Your Charging Experience
Back in 2015, we published a blog on charging etiquette. The landscape of public DC fast charging has changed quite a bit since then, however, so we’ve returned with some updated tips to keep the range of your anxiety to a minimum. TL;DR: Being a good steward of charging stations is the throughline of this article and the biggest takeaway!…
September 9, 2024
Celebrating 100 Public Charging Stations From North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives
Where are your favorite charging stops in North Carolina? Which ones have been essential to your journeys? Chances are, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are to thank for at least one of your answers. From the mountains to the sea — Waynesville to Avon — the electric co-ops have been critical to shaping the charging landscape throughout the state. North Carolina’s…
August 8, 2024
Four Takeaways from NCDOT’s 11 NEVI Clusters
2024 is off to a momentous start for electric transportation in North Carolina. Most notably, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has released 11 sites that will make up the first phase of requests for proposals (RFPs) for eventual charging locations funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program (NEVI). As a quick recap, NEVI is a federal…
January 23, 2024
Circle K Charging Challenge
Earlier this summer, we teamed up with Circle K to highlight its bold strategy to deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across its locations nationwide. Its work in the Carolinas is leading the way with eight locations and counting. To celebrate National Drive Electric Week (Month?) and share some hype around these new charging sites, we’ve kicked off part two of our Circle K…
September 13, 2023
Circle K Leads The Way: Reimagining Our ‘Fueling’ Future
What makes for a good charging stop? Individual electric vehicle (EV) drivers may have their own criteria, but a few characteristics typically make the cut. We want stations to be fast, reliable and available, sure, but we also often look for places to stretch our legs, grab a bite and restock any trip essentials. Unlike refueling internal combustion engine vehicles,…
June 29, 2023
NC Department of Transportation Proposes 33 New DC Fast Charge Locations
On August 1, 2022, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) submitted the North Carolina Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan to the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, a newly formed collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Transportation. This plan will serve as the blueprint for North Carolina’s execution of the approximately $109 million…
August 19, 2022
How Alternative Fuel Corridors Help Shape Electric Transportation in North Carolina and Beyond
We love what we do at Plug-in NC. Not only do we get to engage with our electric vehicle (EV)-driving community across the state, but we have a front-row seat (well, we’re at least in the room, so to speak) for building out charging infrastructure and supporting our electric utilities so that the electrons powering our vehicles become cleaner while…
August 11, 2022
Using Public EV Charging Stations
You just got an electric vehicle (EV) and are ready to take it for a spin, but what if you need to charge while out and about? Using a public charging station for the first time can be intimidating. There are different charging providers with different steps to plug in using different pricing structures. After all, we might not be…
May 13, 2022
