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BMW and VW will join the US coast network of charging stations for electric vehicles
Companies BMW and Volkswagen join the US coast network of charging stations for electric vehicles . The stations will be placed along the two highways every 80 km. Fully charging the electric Golf, able to travel 129 kilometers on a single charge, will cost $ 12. Station fit any car that has power sockets SAE J1772 and CHAdeMO, unlike network Elon Musk with a proprietary port in Tesla.
Seven-seat crossover Tesla Model X able to overcome 426 kilometers on a single charge. That among the owners of electric cars has been more willing to go on a long journey, Elon Musk is building a huge network of stations that can charge the battery for half an hour.
These stations are suitable only for cars from Tesla. So the owners of BMW i3 or VW Golf are not lucky, the more that these electric cars without recharging overcome only 129 kilometers. BMW and Volkswagen decided to jointly fix the problem, which merged with the ChargePoint to create your own network of stations. ChargePoint company has built and operates 20 thousand points for electric vehicles in the United States.
Limited range of electric vehicles run by BMW and VW makes it necessary accommodation stations close to each other - about every 80 kilometers highway. The network will bring together western and eastern coast of the United States and will allow owners of electric vehicles to travel with charging standards SAE J1772 and CHAdeMO . The first station is already installed in San Diego. New stations on about 50 cents drivers spend per kilowatt-hour, so that filling a full "tank» e-Golf will cost $ 12.
Why the company decided not to make their own network and charging, as did Elon Musk ? Chapter ChargePoint argument is that BMW and VW, working together, can improve the quality of service. And they are not worried that someone on the Ford Focus Electric Fiat 500 or recharge financed on their station. At this stage, it is necessary to develop the infrastructure for electric cars. Companies see the future of standardization and not proprietary charging.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/244750/
Seven-seat crossover Tesla Model X able to overcome 426 kilometers on a single charge. That among the owners of electric cars has been more willing to go on a long journey, Elon Musk is building a huge network of stations that can charge the battery for half an hour.
These stations are suitable only for cars from Tesla. So the owners of BMW i3 or VW Golf are not lucky, the more that these electric cars without recharging overcome only 129 kilometers. BMW and Volkswagen decided to jointly fix the problem, which merged with the ChargePoint to create your own network of stations. ChargePoint company has built and operates 20 thousand points for electric vehicles in the United States.
Limited range of electric vehicles run by BMW and VW makes it necessary accommodation stations close to each other - about every 80 kilometers highway. The network will bring together western and eastern coast of the United States and will allow owners of electric vehicles to travel with charging standards SAE J1772 and CHAdeMO . The first station is already installed in San Diego. New stations on about 50 cents drivers spend per kilowatt-hour, so that filling a full "tank» e-Golf will cost $ 12.
Why the company decided not to make their own network and charging, as did Elon Musk ? Chapter ChargePoint argument is that BMW and VW, working together, can improve the quality of service. And they are not worried that someone on the Ford Focus Electric Fiat 500 or recharge financed on their station. At this stage, it is necessary to develop the infrastructure for electric cars. Companies see the future of standardization and not proprietary charging.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/244750/
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