Everything You Need to Know About Charging an Electric Car; check out these 11 FAQs

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Most EV owners talk about a moment of zen — a point, typically a few weeks after buying their car, at which all the anxiety about charging and range just disappears. They've figured out the new technology and realized it wasn't so hard after all.

But for new owners, or the EV-curious, charging can be intimidating. How does it work? How long does it take? What is a kilowatt-hour, anyway?

Fueling an electric vehicle involves chemicals and currents and cords, and it will never be as simple as pouring a slug of dead dinosaur goo into a tank. But it's also not rocket science. On the spectrum of life tasks, the brainpower required to charge a car is closer to what you'll need to use your microwave than, say, file your taxes. (And a kilowatt-hour is just the amount of juice needed to move an electric vehicle for about 3 miles, depending on the car's weight and speed, the driving conditions, the weather, and a bunch of other little variables.)

If you're new to EVs and in the US, here's a charging primer to get you up to speed.

There are three options: a private charger (i.e. at your home or office), a public fast-charging site or a slower public charging site, known as a Level 2 station in EV-speak. The first option is typically the best and cheapest and doesn't involve waiting. Another smart strategy is to top up at a Level 2 public station in a place where you would be spending some time anyway — say, the gym or the grocery store. These chargers typically add somewhere around 30 miles an hour (depending on both the charger and the car). They're also relatively cheap to build and thus are popping up all over the place, particularly in shopping centers and in office parks. For every fast-charging station in the US, there are six