It is investing $2 billion in electric vehicle charging infrastructure and education nationwide, $800 million of which is earmarked for California alone. It will also build an unspecified number of fast chargers along roadways, each of which will have several charge units. ChargePoint, the largest installer of vehicle charging stations in the United States, plans to install 400-kilowatt sites in the coming months. According to ChargePoint, 80 percent of vehicle charging is currently done at home, and industry executives argue that it’s wrong to think about charging electric cars in the way they envision filling up a gasoline or diesel vehicle. “Electric vehicles are more like horses than gasoline cars,” said Mr. Romano of ChargePoint.

Source: New York Times October 05, 2017 13:52 UTC