While Tesla offered “open source" charging technology, using it meant signing off on terms the world’s biggest automakers were unwilling to accept. Adding up every kind of fast-charging station in the U.S., there are still only 4,890 of them, according to the Department of Energy. Also, charging stations, unlike gas stations, aren’t designed to accommodate cars with trailers. “The charging station at Charlotte in particular is kind of the bane of my existence," he says. But these two means of paying for a fast-charging network aren’t the only ones, says Katherine Stainken, policy director at Plug In America.

Source: Mint February 27, 2021 06:56 UTC