2,800 electric vehicle charging stationshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-usa-electric/volkswagen-to-install-2800-u-s-electric-vehicle-charging-stations-idUSKBN1EC1RL DETROIT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) unit Electrify America said on Monday that it plans to install 2,800 electric vehicle charging stations in 17 of the largest U.S. cities by June 2019. The charging stations will be located at roughly 500 sites, with around 75 percent of them at workplaces and the rest at multifamily dwellings such as apartment buildings.
The German automaker has agreed to spend $800 million in California and a total of $2 billion nationwide on clean car infrastructure as part of its agreement after admitting to diesel emissions cheating.
“One of the biggest barriers to the mass-market adoption of electric vehicles is access to chargers,” Mark McNabb, chief executive officer of Electrify America, said in a statement.