Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are proliferating in the United States. This month a coalition of electric companies announced plans to further increase EV charging infrastructure by building “fast charging ports that will allow the public to drive EVs with confidence along major U.S. travel corridors by the end of 2023,” according to an Edison Electric Institute press release.
But some are expressing doubts about the efficiency of electric cars, which is the focus of an image circulating on social media.
“This is a picture of a electric car charging station Which are popping up everywhere,” read a Dec. 2 Facebook post.
The post was shared more than 700 times in five days, but it was also screenshotted and shared again, accumulating more than 6,000 interactions in one Twitter post and another 6,000 shares in a version reposted to Facebook.
The post details the alleged specifications of the unit before concluding that it provides EV users with the equivalent of 5.6 miles per gallon of diesel.
But it's wrong on multiple counts.
The posted image actually shows a diesel charging station that was created by a retired mechanical engineer for use in rural Australia. There are only three such units in existence, and they provide EV users with more than 50 mpg.
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