Volkswagen of America plans to invest $10 million in electric vehicle charging equipment by 2016 as the automaker ramps up the launch its battery-powered e-Golf in the United States.
Jorg Sommer, the company’s vice president of product marketing and strategy, said Tuesday the automaker will invest to support installation of charging stations in certain dealer locations, though no sites were named.
VW and BMW recently announced an initiative with Chargepoint to support development of express charging corridors along heavily-traveled routes on the East and West coasts.
An electric plug charges a Smart Car electric drive vehicle.“In addition to the investment we and other companies and industries are making, we would like to see federal financing support for establishing fast charging networks in urban areas and interstate corridors,” Sommer said in a statement.
Sommer, speaking at the 2015 Electric Drive Congress in Washington, D.C., also said the company would like more government organizations to commit to cleaner fleets.