Electric vehicle owners in the U.S. are frustrated with the country’s public charging infrastructure, according to a new J.D. Power report. Driving.ca said more than 11,550 drivers were surveyed, and that one in five could not charge their vehicle at an EV station. Seventy-two per cent blamed faulty equipment. “Public charging continues to provide challenges to overall EV adoption,” said J.D. Power’s Brent Gruber. “We need to make sure those stations are reliable.”(Source: Driving.ca) Read the original story…
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Honda-Sony Mobility to produce luxury EVs for North America
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Chevy not offering buyouts to dealerships not going 100% EV
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Finally! Anti-theft software upgrades for pre-2020 Kia and Hyundai models
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OEMs will likely need profits from ICE models to offset EV costs
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