VW Building 2,800 New Charging Stations in U.S.

Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America said that it’s planning to build and open 2,800 charging stations in the U.S. in a year and a half.

The plan is for 2,800 charging stations in 17 of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. And they want to have them ready to go by June of 2019. That’s 2,800 stations divided between 500 sites, with three-quarters of them at workplaces. The rest will be at multifamily homes like apartment buildings or condos.

VW is spending $2.8 billion on clean car infrastructure, with $800 million of that going to California alone.

Charging sites are expected in 38 states, along corridors with high population. Electrify America has said that they will largely follow the Federal government’s EV charging corridors.

The automaker is planning an entire family of electric vehicles, like those based on the popular I.D. Crozz, hatch, and Buzz concepts. Those drivers will need somewhere to charge. The current lack of charging stations will become more of an issue as the number of EVs on the road grows.

Electrify America hasn’t yet said which cities will get the chargers.

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