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Voelcker pointed out that the bulk of charging for EV owners takes place at home, not on the road. The majority of owners use public chargers two or three times a year, he said.

\"The more you live with an EV, you don't have to take every last opportunity to charge it,\" he said. \"It's rare that you cover 250 miles in a day.\"

Florida resident Jared Rosenholtz, editor at large at CarBuzz, has downloaded at least eight apps on his phone from companies like EVgo, Electrify America, ChargePoint and Shell Recharge so he can \"juice up\" the EVs he's tasked with reviewing. The apps clutter his phone -- and even worse -- require an outstanding balance to use.

\"It's like having an E-ZPass account,\" Rosenholtz, an apartment dweller, told ABC News. \"If your account balance gets low, the app pulls from your credit card on file and charges another $10.\"

He added, \"I probably have $8 to $10 in each of these apps, just sitting there.\"

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PHOTO: Jared Rosenholtz, who relies on Level 2 and Level 3 public chargers, has eight separate charging apps on this phone.
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Parking spots at EV chargers are sometimes occupied by gas-powered vehicles, Rosenholtz said. Or a charging cord is too short and won't connect to the vehicle. Then there are times when the charger is dead ... or the wait time is more than an hour. The bad experiences are frustrating, he said. The one upside? Meeting fellow EV drivers.

\"I can meet a lot of cool people at these stations,\" he said. \"I always ask them how their EV experience has been. One Polestar owner helped me with a payment issue I had.\"

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PHOTO: Jared Rosenholtz said it can be challenging to find available EV public charging stations in his central Florida neighborhood.
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Hammes said EV owners have also come up to him at public charging stations, knocking on the Kona's window to say hello.

\"It's a social experience ... EV owners love to talk about their cars and talk to other EV owners,\" he noted. \"It's a new tech and everyone is learning at the same pace and sharing their experiences.\"

Hammes, a first-time EV owner, said his experience overall with the Kona Electric has been positive. He installed a 240-volt Level 2 charger in his garage last December and has only praise for the Hyundai Home system. His one gripe? The sales associates at his local Hyundai dealership were unknowledgeable and poorly trained about the intricacies of EV ownership, he explained.

\"The dealership experience is so far behind. I get solicitations for oil changes. The staff is so disconnected from the product they're selling,\" he said.

Hammes said he will likely choose another EV when his lease is up next spring -- only this time he's adding more range.

\"For me personally the new threshold would be 300 [miles]. That number makes me feel more comfortable,\" he said. \"That's what I am aiming for in our next EV.\"

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