General Motors, BMW Group, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and Stellantis are creating a network of 30,000 DC fast chargers for EVs
Numerous consumer surveys have shown charging time and availability to be key barriers to EV adoption, and studies of existing networks have indicated that as many as one-quarter of the non-Tesla chargers may be inoperable at any given time.
Improving the total charging experience is essential to convincing drivers to switch from internal combustion to electric, and besides increasing the number of chargers, the new venture will also aim to address many of the other problems with current charging. The plan is to deploy the chargers in both urban and highway locations to support local and long-distance driving.
This will become increasingly important in the coming years as EVs increasingly move into the used car market. Most of the EVs on the road today have been built in the last five years and many are still with original owners. New car buyers are much more likely to live somewhere with dedicated off-street parking, enabling overnight charging at home.
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