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Sunday, November 19th, 2017

Engineers Are Making an “Electric Highway” That Stretches From Norway to Italy

Author:     Kyree Leary
Source:     Futurism
Publication Date:     November 13, 2017
 Link: Engineers Are Making an “Electric Highway” That Stretches From Norway to Italy
Stephan:   Here is some good news for the world, although not so good for the U.S.. The trillions of dollars of business and the millions of jobs the conversion out of the carbon energy era is poised to create is largely being missed in the U.S. because of Republicanism and the Trump administration. In 23 years most of Europe and China plan to have no carbon powered vehicles on their roads.

EV charging station in Europe
Credit: Inhabitat

E-mobility companies E.ON and CLEVER are teaming up to build a new charging station network that will start in Norway and end in Italy. 180 charging stations will be installed over the next 3 years, with each station having a capacity of 150 kW.

ONE MORE (EV CHARGER) FOR THE ROAD

To facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), consumers need to know it’s just as easy to recharge EVs as it is to pump gas into a petrol or diesel car. We’ve seen companies like Tesla install hundreds of supercharger stations around the world — from the United States, to Australia and Europe, and even China. Automakers like BMW, Ford, and Volkswagen have come together for the pan-European charging network called IONITY, to install 400 charging stations in Germany, Norway, and Austria by 2020. In both cases, the stations are deliberately placed on highways or within populated urban areas to provide a convenient and reliable way for EV owners to […]

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