BMW, Daimler, Ford and VW together create a network of "charging stations" Bashny.Net

Companies BMW, Daimler, Ford, and Audi and Porsche, are part of Volkswagen, will build a unified network of charging stations for electric vehicles. This is stated in the official press services of companies. Joint efforts will be built several thousand "stations".





The company has already signed a "Memorandum of understanding". The preliminary plan includes 400 stations in Europe, which will start working next year. By 2020 their number will increase to several thousand.

The joint network will be built according to European standard CCS (Combined Charging System). This includes the use of the most common among current electric vehicles connector type. The maximum power of the EV charging stations will reach 350 kilowatt-hours.





The abundance of charging stations on the main roads of cities and highways, according to the companies, will greatly facilitate the use of electric cars and accelerate the process of integration Aromasin in the mass market.

Previously, Audi, BMW and Daimler announced another major joint project. The company will engage in the development of 5G communication standard, which will allow cars to communicate between themselves and to interact with other road infrastructure. Partners of the project are Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia and Qualcomm. published

 

Source: motor.ru/news/2016/11/29/evalliance/