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PSNH Hotline Looks To Encourage Electric Car Buyers

Sam Evans-Brown; Data: Electric Drive Transportation Association
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Today Public Service of New Hampshire launched its Electric Vehicle Hotline, where consumers can find out about electric cars currently on the market. The move comes as electric car sales have begun to pick up, and utilities see those drivers as a sales opportunity.

According to data from the Electric Drive Transportation Association, an industry group, the number of both pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids sold has jumped up by more than 300 percent over last-year, after having leveled off in the mid-2000s. Public Service of New Hampshire is looking to encourage the electric vehicle sales trend here in New Hampshire by setting up a hotline where residents can ask questions to someone not associated with an individual brand.

In general, utilities are keen on electric cars, because the more there are on the road, the more electricity consumers will need to buy.

The new PSNH hotline will have information on vehicles, charging costs, and where to install a charger, among other topics.

Credit Data: Energy Information Administration / Alternative Fuels Data Center
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If the pick-up in EV sales in recent years persists it would reverse the previous trend of slow-growth or plateauing sales.

Sam Evans-Brown has been working for New Hampshire Public Radio since 2010, when he began as a freelancer. He shifted gears in 2016 and began producing Outside/In, a podcast and radio show about “the natural world and how we use it.” His work has won him several awards, including two regional Edward R. Murrow awards, one national Murrow, and the Overseas Press Club of America's award for best environmental reporting in any medium. He studied Politics and Spanish at Bates College, and before reporting was variously employed as a Spanish teacher, farmer, bicycle mechanic, ski coach, research assistant, a wilderness trip leader and a technical supporter.
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