EVs Getting Boost, but More Needed
August 4, 2020
To ease a speed bump facing electric vehicles, General Motors is helping the charging network EVgo add about 700 fast-charging stations capable of serving five vehicles at a time and recharging them in 30–40 minutes. Other charging companies plan expansions as well. But an analyst argues in Issues that to truly help in reducing carbon emissions that drive climate change, new technologies are needed for large-scale storage of electricity from clean sources and for alternative charging systems that give EV owners more flexibility in where and when they recharge.