TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk: Over to Japan now, where the country’s motoring giants; Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi are launching a new initiative to expand the number of electric car charging points in the country.
The four motoring giants are jointly establishing a new company called Nippon Charge Service to promote the installation of charging facilities for electric cars, which will be accessible through the use of a single charging card.
Through the new company, the firms will subsidise the cost of installation of new charging facilities, and combined with government grants, will successfully cover the entire cost for relevant applicants.
Back in November, the firms first announced their intention to assist with charging point costs and began inviting businesses to bid for funding.
Funding will be offered to charging facilities that Nippon Charge Services recognises as having high public value such as those that will be established in key locations. Relevant locations will include commercial facilities, highway service stations, parking areas, convenience stores and service stations on regular roads.
Nippon Charge Service will manage the chargers and the installers of charging stations will be asked to participate in the charging infrastructure network operated by Nippon Charge Service.
Through the new company the four firms will also provide car owners with a universally-accepted charging card. The system will up and running by the end of the year and will enable convenient access to the chargers operated by the new company.
It is hoped that by working together, the new initiative can help create not only a bigger network of charging facilities, but a universal one; where a single card will enable drivers of a wide range of electric cars, to plug in and get charging.
The four motoring giants are jointly establishing a new company called Nippon Charge Service to promote the installation of charging facilities for electric cars, which will be accessible through the use of a single charging card.
Through the new company, the firms will subsidise the cost of installation of new charging facilities, and combined with government grants, will successfully cover the entire cost for relevant applicants.
Back in November, the firms first announced their intention to assist with charging point costs and began inviting businesses to bid for funding.
Funding will be offered to charging facilities that Nippon Charge Services recognises as having high public value such as those that will be established in key locations. Relevant locations will include commercial facilities, highway service stations, parking areas, convenience stores and service stations on regular roads.
Nippon Charge Service will manage the chargers and the installers of charging stations will be asked to participate in the charging infrastructure network operated by Nippon Charge Service.
Through the new company the four firms will also provide car owners with a universally-accepted charging card. The system will up and running by the end of the year and will enable convenient access to the chargers operated by the new company.
It is hoped that by working together, the new initiative can help create not only a bigger network of charging facilities, but a universal one; where a single card will enable drivers of a wide range of electric cars, to plug in and get charging.
