Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen are holding talks with an autobahn service station operator about setting up a network of charging stations in Germany. Tank & Rast has a deal with the government to add fast-charging stations to around 400 service stations on German autobahns by 2017 and says it is in regular talks with interested parties on developing the network. The company said that its system would be able to charge electric cars at speeds as high as 100 miles per hour (120 kph) when they were plugged into a standard household outlet.
Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen are holding talks with an autobahn service station operator about setting up a network of charging stations in Germany. Tank & Rast has a deal with the government to add fast-charging stations to around 400 service stations on German autobahns by 2017 and says it is in regular talks with interested parties on developing the network. Germany has launched a €1.1bn support scheme for EVs, including €300m for charging stations, in an effort to persuade more people to buy EVs.