As previously reported, BMW has been talking to Tesla about a possible alliance, and now Nissan wants in. A major part of the deal is to develop a universal charging standard.
“It is obviously clear that everyone would benefit if there was a far more simple way for everyone to charge their cars,” said one executive, who preferred to remain anonymous.
These three companies currently account for about 80% of global EV sales.
“Nissan welcomes any initiative to expand the volumes of electric vehicles,” the Japanese manufacturer said. “Nissan is the market leader in EVs and has worked with other manufacturers to help proliferate the technology.”
High prices, lengthy charging times, and a lack of charging stations (which results in range anxiety) keep holding EV sales down. Tesla badly wants to change that, going as far as to share the patents of its Superchargers to accelerate development on a global scale.
Source : electric-vehiclenews.com
“It is obviously clear that everyone would benefit if there was a far more simple way for everyone to charge their cars,” said one executive, who preferred to remain anonymous.
These three companies currently account for about 80% of global EV sales.
“Nissan welcomes any initiative to expand the volumes of electric vehicles,” the Japanese manufacturer said. “Nissan is the market leader in EVs and has worked with other manufacturers to help proliferate the technology.”
High prices, lengthy charging times, and a lack of charging stations (which results in range anxiety) keep holding EV sales down. Tesla badly wants to change that, going as far as to share the patents of its Superchargers to accelerate development on a global scale.
Source : electric-vehiclenews.com