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Plug In West Michigan Podcast - Episode 5 - Public Charging

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Part of  WKTV Journal  Grand Rapids, MI Community Programming Listen Here:  Plug-In West Michigan Podcast ... or find it on your favorite podcast feed like iTunes or  Spotify . Episode 5 Show Notes Introduction Host: Karl Bloss Blog:  www.muskegonevguy.com Instagram  @muskegonevguy West Michigan EV community:   www.facebook.com/groups/WestMichiganEV/ Guest: Tyler Burke Theme song composed by  Tyler Burke Main Topic:  Public Charging Why drive electric? Environmental benefits.  The grid keeps getting cleaner (see also EV news below) Cost: 1,000 miles at 35 MPG (Toyota Corolla) = 28.6 gallons @$2.70/gallon = $77.00 1,000 miles at 4 miles/kwh = 250 kWh @ $0.15/kWh = $37.50 Electricity is so cheap that you can often get free charging at hotels or restaurants.  I was just in Frankfort and Traverse City and there were plenty of free places to charge. Even without that and driving an efficient car,...