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Our latest blog series "Driving on Sunshine," features the real-world experiences from our co-owners and customers as they navigate New England in electric vehicles (EVs). From Smart Cars to Ford Lightnings, from Chevy Bolts to Ioniq 5s, these stories will highlight the variety of ways to drive electric, and explore how pairing EV with solar can turn everyday driving into a cleaner, quieter, more enjoyable and more cost-effective experience.
Lisa's partner Dave and Jesse of Green Wave EV. My partner, Dave, recently bought a pre-owned Volkswagen ID.4 from Jesse Lore at Green Wave Electric Vehicles in North Hampton, NH, and the whole experience was fantastic. Jesse spent most of a Saturday morning with us while we test drove around 10 different cars. Being able to compare so many options really helped us feel confident in our choice, so I would absolutely recommend Green Wave for their great selection and deep industry knowledge.
Driving the ID.4 has been life-changing. It’s powerful, quiet, and handles beautifully, like piloting a spaceship. It’s hands-down my favorite car ever. I’m hoping to get my own EV soon, once we’re ready to say goodbye to gas for good.
We have a Wallbox charger in our garage, which we generally use at night to earn bill credits from National Grid. We recently had our own solar and battery system installed by a wonderful ReVision crew, and are looking forward to charging from the sun.
I drive the ID.4 to our North Andover branch about once a week and charge on one of the Level 2 chargers shared with other co-owners. I love those drives; the car is just so. much. fun. It’s so zippy that I don’t need to worry that I’m going to get clobbered by oncoming vehicles when I pull onto Route 114 in North Andover.
Dave and I have taken the car on several road trips to upstate New York and the Adirondacks. We were a bit cautious at first because of range anxiety, but the charging network is surprisingly extensive and improving quickly. Just be prepared to download a bunch of different apps; there’s a lot of variety out there. That said, charging stops haven’t been too frequent, and they usually only take 15 to 30 minutes, so they don’t slow us down much at all. This car has brought us more joy than I thought a car could, and we look forward to a future of widespread EV-adoption.
We have a 2020 Toyota Prius Prime Plug-in Hybrid. It gets around 28 miles on the battery in the summer and 22 in the winter. After the battery is fully discharged we get around 55 MPG in the summer and 60+ MPG in the summer. We power the battery with our ReVision Energy-installed solar panels and EV charger, all compliments of the sun.
(Read more about Dana Ward's solar-powered lifestyle here)
I have a Ford Lightning and charge at home and at our camp up north. We are part of two ReVision member-owned community solar projects.