30 Nov 2016

Automakers plan joint European e-car charging network

Cars

BMW Group / Daimler AG / Ford Motor Company / Volkswagen Group

BMW, Daimler, Ford, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche have formed a joint venture to deploy a charging network for e-vehicles covering European travel routes. “The goal is to enable long-distance travel through open-network charging stations along highways and major thoroughfares,” the companies said in a press release. They are to start in 2017 with an initial target of 400 ultra-fast charging points, and aim to have thousands operating by 2020. The network will be based on combined charging system (CCS) technology. No figures on the total investment were released.

Read the carmakers’ press release in English here and a Reuters article in English here.

For background on the challenges for Germany’s mighty car industry, read the CLEW dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.

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