World's largest fast-charging site opens in Norway: 28 electric cars can charge, all standards included

World's largest fast-charging site opens in Norway: 28 electric cars can charge, all standards included Norway has once again proven to be the friendliest place in the world for electric cars. The country where plug-in cars make up a higher proportion of new-car sales than any other now also boasts the world's largest single DC fast-charging site. And it can boast that it has the capability to charge 28 electric cars simultaneously—across all current DC fast-charging standards. Development of DC fast-charging infrastructure has also split along the lines of the three competing standards. The CHAdeMO standard is preferred by Asian carmakers, while all U.S. and German carmakers except Tesla have committed to the Combined Charging Standard (CCS). Tesla uses its own, unique Supercharger standard and plug, available at a company-operated network of charging sites (although it does sell adapters that allow cars to be charged from CHAdeMO plugs). In the U.S., Tesla has built a substantial network of Supercharger sites, while Nissan has encouraged the development of CHAdeMO sites to support its Leaf electric car. Wondering why Norway is enjoying such a lot of success with the sale of electric vehicles? Drivers pay no road tax, registration fee, sales tax, or value-added tax. The corporate-car tax is also lower for electric cars. Electric cars also get free public parking, free public charging, free ferry transport, and are exempt from tolls on roads, bridges, and tunnels. They can also travel in restricted bus lanes, although this perk is expected to be rolled back due to traffic issues. Read the article at http://ift.tt/2bYonfc