JOPLIN, Mo. — Local experts say more and more people in the U.S. are purchasing electric vehicles.
“Depending on how far you drive and how much you drive, you could really look at some significant savings,” said Robin Mcalester, Liberty senior manager of transportation electrification.
And according to officials with Liberty Utilities, more people are taking advantage of that. In 2023, 10% of brand-new cars bought in the U.S., were electric — which is a three-percent increase compared to 2022.
Dilan Trivedi is a medical student at Kansas City University-Joplin and says he’s been driving an electric vehicle for more than five-years now.
“The ability to not have to worry about filling up gas and having to worry about money to fill up gas, it saves you a lot of free headspace, that’s one thing. Again, helping the environment, I think that if we haven’t seen it, our planet if being affected and if you can be part of the solution, why wouldn’t you be part of the solution?” said Dilan Trivedi, EV Owner.
But he says it’s not all perfect owning an EV as it comes with it’s own set of challenges.
“Just living in an apartment, you can’t build that supercharger into your house, so we need ways to charge,” said Trivedi.
To address the growing energy demands, Liberty has increased the amount of EV charging stations locally — telling us, if we continue to see an increase of EVs on the road, the utility company must give drivers the resources they need.
“We’ve got really, a strong, reliable charging infrastructure from coast to coast, because that’s really what will enable you and I to buy an electric vehicle, is that security to know at the next exit there will be a charger and the charger is working,” said Robin McAlester, Liberty senior manager of transportation electrification.
Liberty officials say the goal is to have 100% of new car sales, be electric, by 2035.
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