Round Rock Charging Station Isn't Diesel Powered: PolitiFact

Round Rock TX

22 July, 2021

1:02 PM

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ROUND ROCK, TX — A viral social media post claiming an electric car charging station in Round Rock is powered using diesel fuel is false, according to PolitiFact. The Facebook post, which was published on July 11, includes a picture it identifies as an electric car charging station in Round Rock. The accompanying text claims electric cars are more inefficient because charging stations use diesel fuel generators to produce electricity. "That 350kWh generator uses 12 gallons of diesel fuel per hour, and it takes three hours to fully charge a car to get 200 miles," the text reads. "That's 36 gallons for 200 Miles! 5.6 mpg." According to PolitiFact, the charging station shown in the post is located at an outlet mall in Round Rock. However, the description of how it operates is wrong. Electrify America, which operates the charging station, called the claim that it uses electricity derived from a diesel generator "absolutely false," PolitiFact reports. "Our direct-current fast electric-vehicle charging station in Round Rock, Texas, is powered by Oncor Electric Delivery Company, one of the largest utility companies in the U.S.," Mike Moran, a spokesperson for the company, told PolitiFact in an email. Similar claims linking electric vehicles to diesel generators have circulated before. A July 1 post used much of the same text, but with a different image and without any mention of Texas. It claimed diesel charging stations are "popping up everywhere."The social media post was flagged as part of Facebook's efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. Read PolitiFact's full report. MORE STORIES TO READ:Yellow House Foundation Could Close Without $200k In Donations Round Rock ISD Moves Early Release Days To Full Instruction New Austin Homes Sale Fast As Low Inventory Drops Prices