Need A Charge For No Charge?

For the most part, EV owners do all of their charging at home and at night when it's least costly. So what happens if you are running low on juice and there aren't any charging stations nearby? You open PlugShare.

Forrest North, a former engineer of Tesla, created PlugShare for EV owners far away from public charging stations and their own homes. This iPhone app (coming soon to Android) lets EV owners find other EV enthusiasts willing to share their personal charging stations free of charge. The FREE app also shows what kind of outlets are at each charging station. The creators of the app are hoping that people using this app will put their own charging stations on the map as well. Businesses are also encouraged to join this new community.

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