This week, we are celebrating National Drive Electric Week to raise awareness of the benefits of all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. In late August, our Channel Solutions Manager – Canada (and car enthusiast), Martin Smithson, brought us a new perspective on renting electric vehicles, their performance, and the availability of charging stations to make sure you reach your destination.

Read about Martin’s experience below, and make sure to participate in National Drive Electric week.

As the U.S. moves toward a more prolific offering of electric vehicles, creating the infrastructure to support them can be a booming business opportunity for your organization. Charging stations can provide three main value-adds for your customers, employees, and business partners.

One day, in the future, all new car sales will be electric, and EV chargers will be ubiquitous — installed at nearly every home, store, hotel, shopping mall, and workplace in the US.

Where do EVs sit in the market today, how far have we come, and what does the future look like for EVs in the US? In this first article of an ongoing series about EVs and, more specifically, the role of EV charging, I’ll dive into “EVs by the numbers” to set the foundation for future articles.