Charging, road trips, maintenance, and more: 8 EV owners reveal the realities of going electric

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Many early EV drivers from across the US have installed their own chargers and say taking road trips while electric is easier than it seems.

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Charlie Munger steers clear of the brutal auto business - and says Elon Musk's archrival is better at the nuts and bolts of manufacturing

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Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk says Tesla is aiming to make 200,000 Cybertrucks a year. 2 weeks ago, he said the carmaker dug its own grave with the car.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk introducing the Cybertruck in November 2019.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introducing the Cybertruck in November 2019.

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Tesla's enduring power is even clearer after the EV competition in Detroit falls flat

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands in a factory alongside Armin Laschet, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Armin Laschet, Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, talk during a tour of a future Tesla Gigafactory on August 13, 2021 in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany.

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I drove the electric BMW i4 and found a more luxurious, familiar alternative to a Tesla

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The BMW i4 eDrive40.
The BMW i4 eDrive40.

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I'm a car dealer who only sells electric cars. This is what everyone else is getting wrong — and the advice I give prospective EV buyers.

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Alex Lawrence, CEO and cofounder of the EVAuto dealership in Utah.

Alex Lawrence

Americans are so anxious about going electric that they're willing to pay up for hybrids

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Customers are showing overwhelmingly that they're willing to stomach the upcharge for the happy medium of a hybrid electric car.

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This Lexus coming in 2026 will have 'twice the range' of today's EVs

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The Lexus LF-ZC electric concept car.
The Lexus LF-ZC electric concept car.

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Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra.

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50 new EVs are hitting the US soon. It's not clear if there are buyers for them.

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Jaguar electric vehicles.

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