Electric vehicles sales are plugging along, but some eco advocates and car dealers want to move them along faster – and understandably so.

Here is some simple advice from some experts.

Education and awareness are the two key factors, said Brian Wynne, president of the Electric Drive Trade Association, on a conference call today.

And it turns out the best way to make people aware that electric cars are now a viable option is to let them get in the cars and drive them.

That’s what the industry sometimes calls “getting butts into seats.”