According to foreign media reports, as the sales of electric vehicles have increased significantly, as the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler is investing heavily in charging station network ChargePoint. Recently, Daimler announced that it will invest 82 million US dollars to expand the business operations of ChargePoint in Europe. The press release also mentioned that BMW's i Ventures investment department also participated in this round of financing, and also invested in ChargePoint earlier. Crankshaft Pulley,Engine Crankshaft Pulley,Crankshaft Belt Pulley,Car Crankshaft Pulley Taizhou Chenhui Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd , https://www.chenhuipulley.com
Daimler currently sells fewer electric vehicles, but the Mercedes-Benz business unit plans to launch 10 pure electric models by 2025, under the “EQ†sub-brand, and compete with BMW i. Last year, Daimler and BMW, Ford and Volkswagen's Audi and Porsche brands are committed to establishing a new DC fast-charging stations network in Europe. As of 2020, the network will have 400 chargeable points, all using the "Combined Charging Standard" agreement unanimously approved by the above-mentioned car manufacturers. With the project and ChargePoint investment, Daimler seems to be echoing BMW's European rapid charging station expansion plan.
As the number of electric vehicles produced by automakers continues to increase, public charging infrastructure has become extremely important, and the increase in charging stations will attract more new users to buy cars. Today, many automakers have invested heavily in charging infrastructure, while the remaining automakers plan to build charging stations for the upcoming electric models.
Other car companies related to the BMW ChargeNow charging card users can use the ChargePoint and EVgo charging network. BMW is also working with ChargePoint, Volkswagen, EVgo and Nissan to prepare for the long-term establishment of a public charging infrastructure in the US for its charging infrastructure project in the US, launching the “No Charge to Charge†project, Leaf Buyers. Enjoy three years of free charging.
After the exhaust valve scandal, Volkswagen began to promote the charging infrastructure strategy. Volkswagen will invest $2 billion in the Electrify America program to build infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles in the United States over the next decade.
GM will not invest in the DC charging fast charging infrastructure of Chevrolet Bolt, which was released last December. The model has a mileage of 238 miles and is fast charging with CCS, but GM executives said last year that the company would not invest in its charging station.