Following the Ride the Future Tour

Electric Vehicle enthusiasts such as GreenBy3’s Jorge Riano have had a great time this summer following Ride the Future Tour — a cross-country caravan of all kinds of EVs — cars, motorcycles, scooters, and bikes — traveling to promote EV propulsion and to set four Guinness Book World Records!

The tour started at Brittlebank Park right here in Charleston on July 4 (celebrating Independence, get it?) and made their goal of 44 cities in 44 days to finish at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California on Aug. 16.

3,000 miles – Zero Gas. The idea started with one woman who wanted to do it — and it grew. The purpose was to demonstrate –  to the whole country –  just how amazing electric vehicles really are. If you’re tired of dependence on gasoline – there IS another option – even if you want to take a cross country road trip.

So, what if you had an electric vehicle and wanted to go across country — or to Columbia for the day or Asheville for the weekend? How would you know where you could charge up?

Plugshare is a go-to charging station map site for the US and Canada. It even has a trip planner. Some charging stations are at car dealerships, and some are placed by municipalities (such as the one at Charleston’s Visitor’s and Transit Center downtown on Ann St.).

And some charging stations are at the homes of individuals who, whether they own an electric vehicle themselves or not, consider the $0.15/hr cost to charge a car on a standard home outlet a reasonable price to pay to help the EV trend grow and reduce our collective dependence on gas and oil.

Plus it’s at way to be a part of a growing community of EV owners and enthusiasts like Jorge.

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