Join Francie as she discusses this staggering stat that folks spend 2X as long charging their EV for free compared to paid charging! She discusses the report that studied public electric vehicle charging from 2020 to 2023, the amount of time people spend at chargers whether their paying or not, what we can do to alter charging behavior, and more. Links used to support today's episode:Report: https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/fotw-1319-december-4-2023-ev-charging-paid-dc-fast-charging-stations-averageDashboard: https://www.energetics.com/evwatts-station-dashboard  @EVPulse  helpful visual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzfKTq7sT84Podcast on Tesla Congestion Fees: https://youtu.be/kY-b7ZCDQ6QShoutout to our sponsors for more information find their links below:- Star Charge: https://www.starcharge.com/charging?id=20 - Kempower: https://kempower.com/america/charging-solutions/Find us on all of these places:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/outofspecpodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/out-of-spec-podcast/id1576636119Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0tKIQfKL9oaHc1DLOTWvbdAmazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/473692b9-05b9-41f9-9b38-9f86fbdabee7/OUT-OF-SPEC-PODCASTFor further inquiries please email podcast@outofspecstudios.com#evcharging #dcfc #electricvehicle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.