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Recently, I’ve been writing stories about the EV dead zones in the United States. Some of them have light at the end of the tunnel, often in the form of upcoming Tesla Superchargers with NACS compatibility. Other dead zones have no plans in sight to improve the situation. In this article, I’m going to talk about Navajo and Hopi tribal lands, and why it’s important to address this problem not only for the people who live there, but all of the people who struggle to visit the whole region.
Look At The Size Of This Dead Zone
East to west, this bald spot on EV charging maps extends from the Grand Canyon almost to Santa Fe. That’s about 300 miles as the crow flies, but EVs have to follow the roads, with all of the weather and terrain that saps range. North to south, we’re talking about…
Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.