Volkswagen of America and BMW of North America, together with the largest electric vehicle charging network called ChargePoint, plan to create express charging corridors along heavily-traveled routes on the East and West Coasts.
Designed to increase the number of fast charging locations, the initiative will help meet the large and growing demand for convenient, publicly available electric vehicle fast chargers, the companies said in a statement.
Nearly 100 fast chargers will be installed to support long distance and metropolitan electric vehicle travel with the BMW i3, Volkswagen e-Golf and other electric cars along heavily trafficked corridors on both coasts, the companies said.
The move is seen as challenging electric-car company Tesla, which is setting up its own network of charging stations, including some at Chattanooga Airport.
The express charging corridors will provide electric vehicle drivers access to chargers along the most heavily populated and highly-trafficked regions on Interstate 95 on the East Coast, from Boston to Washington, D.C. Also, the chargers will be on the West Coast covering and connecting the metropolitan areas of Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
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