<div class="article-entry"><div class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_386568" style="width: 410px"><a href="https://www.diamondcertified.org/more-on-owning-electric-vehicles/electric-vehicles/" rel="attachment wp-att-386568"><img alt="Electric Vehicles" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-386568" class="size-full wp-image-386568" height="271" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" src="https://dcr-apis.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp_contents/uploads/2017/09/Electric-Vehicles-.jpg" srcset="https://dcr-apis.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp_contents/uploads/2017/09/Electric-Vehicles-.jpg 400w, https://dcr-apis.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp_contents/uploads/2017/09/Electric-Vehicles--300x203.jpg 300w" width="400"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-386568">Still not sure if you’re ready to make the change to charging up? Photo: American Ratings Corporation, 2016</p></div><p>If you still have more questions about electric vehicles, follow the links below to learn more about specific government incentives, where you can plug in your new car and just how electric cars compare when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions.</p><ul><li>The Department of Energy provides this concise <a href="http://energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">history of electric cars</a>.</li><li>California has a high rate of electric vehicle ownership thanks in part to laws created by state and local governments. The Department of Energy lists California’s <a href="http://www.afdc.energy.gov/laws/state_summary?state=CA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">incentives and regulations </a>for electric vehicle owners.</li><li><a href="https://driveclean.arb.ca.gov/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DriveClean.ca.gov </a>allows consumers to research and compare electric and hybrid vehicles.</li><li>The <a href="http://www.energy.ca.gov/drive/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">California Energy Commission</a> invests heavily in promoting renewable energy sources, electric cars and the infrastructure to support electric cars.</li><li>Search for all public, residential and high-power charging stations in your area with <a href="http://www.plugshare.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PlugShare</a>.</li><li>The Union of Concerned Scientists released <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/electric-vehicles/life-cycle-ev-emissions#.V-VmQxUrJBw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this study</a>demonstrating that electric cars produce fewer pollutants than their gas-powered counterparts during the course of their lifetimes.</li></ul></div>

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<div id="attachment_386568" style="width: 410px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://live-diamond-certified-wp.pantheonsite.io/more-on-owning-electric-vehicles/electric-vehicles/" rel="attachment wp-att-386568"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-386568" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-386568" src="http://live-diamond-certified-wp.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Electric-Vehicles-.jpg" alt="Electric Vehicles" width="400" height="271" srcset="https://www.diamondcertified.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Electric-Vehicles-.jpg 400w, https://www.diamondcertified.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Electric-Vehicles--300x203.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-386568" class="wp-caption-text">Still not sure if you’re ready to make the change to charging up? Photo: American Ratings Corporation, 2016</p></div>
<p>If you still have more questions about electric vehicles, follow the links below to learn more about specific government incentives, where you can plug in your new car and just how electric cars compare when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions.</p>
<ul>
<li>The Department of Energy provides this concise <a href="http://energy.gov/articles/history-electric-car" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">history of electric cars</a>.</li>
<li>California has a high rate of electric vehicle ownership thanks in part to laws created by state and local governments. The Department of Energy lists California’s <a href="http://www.afdc.energy.gov/laws/state_summary?state=CA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">incentives and regulations </a>for electric vehicle owners.</li>
<li><a href="https://driveclean.arb.ca.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DriveClean.ca.gov </a>allows consumers to research and compare electric and hybrid vehicles.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.energy.ca.gov/drive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">California Energy Commission</a> invests heavily in promoting renewable energy sources, electric cars and the infrastructure to support electric cars.</li>
<li>Search for all public, residential and high-power charging stations in your area with <a href="http://www.plugshare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PlugShare</a>.</li>
<li>The Union of Concerned Scientists released <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean-vehicles/electric-vehicles/life-cycle-ev-emissions#.V-VmQxUrJBw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">this study</a>demonstrating that electric cars produce fewer pollutants than their gas-powered counterparts during the course of their lifetimes.</li>
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