Try these questions to see –
1) Which is a bigger fire hazard, an EV or a gas car?
2) True or false: You can plug an EV into a normal household outlet
3) True or false: EV’s lose some of their range in winter
4) True or false: EVs are only affordable by rich people
5) True or false: Some public chargers are free
6) Which needs more oil changes, an EV or a gas car?
7) True or false: Since EV batteries are heavy, they’ll wreck the roads
8) True or false: Because of the “Big Beautiful Bill” you can no longer get a federal rebate for buying an EV
9) Which is cheaper to “fuel up”, an EV or a gas car?
10) True or false: EVs are dangerous in the rain, because electricity and water don’t do well together.
QUIZ ANSWERS
1) Gas cars are more likely to catch on fire than EVs. (Gasoline is very flammable!) EVs use the same sort of battery as your cell phone – how many times has the cell phone in your pocket caught on fire?
2) TRUE EVs can be plugged into a normal household outlet, just like a lamp or cell phone. Our daughters have lived for years that way. EVs will charge faster if you have a 240 V outlet (like your dryer outlet), but a normal outlet works.
3) TRUE EV’s do lose some of their range in winter cold snaps, but mostly you use a car to get to & from work or go places around town, and how often do you drive over 150 miles in Madison in one day? (150 miles on a charge is about the lowest range our Chevy Bolt EV ever gets down to.)
4) FALSE: EVs are now affordable by ordinary folks. I’ve seen used EVs as low as $13K ($11K after the rebate), and a new 2026 Chevy Equinox starts at $32K (which after the rebate is a little under $25K)
5) TRUE: Some public chargers are free – we’ve used many free ones. For example, our church has 2 free public EV chargers in the parking lot.
6) A gas car needs more oil changes. An electric motor doesn’t use oil. If you have an EV, you’ll never need to do an oil change again!
7) FALSE: Batteries are heavy, but EVs won’t wreck the roads. It’s the big rigs and heavy equipment that beat up the roads. (By the way – big gasoline pickups and SUVs are heavier than a modest-sized EV with a battery.)
8) FALSE for the next month. The “Big Beautiful Bill” is set to end the federal rebate for buying an EV this September (on Sept. 30th), so you’ll need to act fast if you want to save thousands on your next car.
9) Fuel costs are much cheaper with an EV. Depending on how much you drive and where you live, you could save $1,000 to $2,000 a year on fuel costs by driving an EV.
10) FALSE: EVs are completely safe in the rain and in any sort of weather. The batteries are all sealed up. You can’t get a shock from your car. Today people use EVs all over the world in every sort of weather – from Norwegian blizzards to Indian monsoons.
The people who try to make EVs sound dangerous have been misinformed by the fossil fuel companies, who want to force you to pay them for all your transportation fuel. They don’t want you making your own energy (for example with solar panels), or using your own energy (for example plugging in an EV to your own power), because then you’d be free and energy-independent, instead of under their thumb and lining their pockets!
SCORING (# correct):
9-10 You are an expert EV ambassador!
7-8 Great job, you are keeping up with new technologies!
5-6 Not bad, you know more than the average American… but you’ll want to buttress yourself with some facts before too much misinformation hits you.
3-4 Better come to this webinar so you can find out the truth about a few other EV myths that are out there.
0-2 Time to hitch up your horse and buggy, and catch up with modern transportation.