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 300 million 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.
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.