Charging

Shoppers should consider their needs before buying an EV, hybrid or PHEV, as well as charging limitations, how their climate will affect range, longer charging times, and potential local tax incentives or subsidies.

Hyundai and Genesis EV owners get a 20% discount at Ionna chargers for a limited time and an ongoing 10% discount.

A recent JD Power study found that EV owner satisfaction with DC fast charging is high right now thanks to improved charger reliability and location.

With the ChargePoint network integrated into GM's Energy Pass charging tool, EV drivers have easier access to nearly 70% of the DC fast chargers in the U.S.

The U.S. has surpassed 250,000 public EV charging ports, but where you live still plays a major role in how useful the growing network is.

No hybrid needs to be plugged in to charge, and regular hybrids can't be. But to fully realize the benefit of a plug-in hybrid vehicle, you'll need to plug it in.

A road trip effectively reveals a vehicle's merits and flaws in equal measure, and such was the case with a 600-round-trip cruise in a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV

BMW and Mini EV drivers will pay less to plug in at Ionna public charging stations. Now through the end of September, drivers of the brands' EVs get a 20% discount at Ionna chargers.

Public charging just got a lot easier for owners of Stellantis EVs as the agreement between the automaker and Tesla allowing the former automaker's products to use Tesla's Superchargers is now in effect.

With a little planning, charging a non-Tesla at a Supercharger is as easy as using any other DC fast charger.