After Emissions Scandal, Volkswagen Pledges Charging Stations Across The US (siliconvalley.com)

Here's how the Volkswagen emissions scandal ends in California -- and the rest of America. An anonymous reader quotes the Bay Area News Group: In a decision with lasting implications for the growth of electric vehicles, state regulators on Thursday approved Volkswagen's plan to invest nearly $1 billion in California's EV network as penalty for its diesel-emission cheating scandal... San Jose and San Francisco are two of six cities slated for expanded community charging stations. A Volkswagen subsidiary, Electrify America, also will target low-income communities for at least 35 percent of the projects... The first phase calls for $120 million to build 400 charging stations with between 2,000 and 3,000 chargers. About $75 million will be used to develop a high-speed, highway charging network, mostly consisting of 150 kilowatt fast-chargers. The other $45 million will build community charging stations in six metro areas: San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, Los Angeles and San Diego. Another $44 million will build a "Green City" in Sacramento. It will provide access to zero-emission vehicles to low-income residents, through ride-sharing and other programs. As part of the 10-year comprehensive plan, Electrify America will build a nationwide network of fast-charging stations with universal technology.
That nationwide network is expected to cost another $2 billion.

Comments

Re:Time to regulate

[Smidge204]

The standard is SAE J1772-2009.

The only EV manufacturer that doesn't have a J1772 port is Tesla, but they still include an adapter for it.

Some US manufacturers want to use the CCS1 plug style, which is backwards-compatible with J1772.
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Re:Low income communities

[AmiMoJo]

EV batteries last the lifetime of the car anyway. By the time the battery is worn out, the car will have fallen apart around it.

Taxi companies have Leafs with over 200k miles and >80% remaining. Some Tesla owners are over 400k with the same.

If you can get a home charger and the range is okay, used EV, especially a Leaf, is a great cheap car. Maintenance is low, fuel costs are low, and the buy price is ridiculously low.