Automakers team up on highway charging stations
By Myles McCormick
Published: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
BMW, Daimler, Ford, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche will come together to roll out a network of charging stations over major European travel routes by 2020, in a further indication of carmakers pivot towards the vehicle electrification which is fuelling lithium demand.
Six major European automakers have signed
a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to roll out battery
electric vehicle (BEV) charging stations across the
continent.
Under a joint venture (JV) agreement, BMW Group, Daimler AG,
Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen Group, along with Audi and
Porsche (part of the VW Group), will deploy...