Following the footsteps of Tesla, BMW and Volkswagen have come together and teamed up with ChargePoint, one of the largest networks of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, to build the largest electric vehicle charging network in US.
The companies aim to create express charging corridors along the routes on the East and West Coasts in the US.
Initially around 100 DC Fast chargers stations are expected to be added across both coasts spaced at a maximum of 50 miles apart by the end of 2015.
The new charging points will be a part of the network of more than 20,000 charging spots in North America.
The charging stations will cover regions on Interstate 95 on the East Coast from Boston to Washington, D.C, and on the West Coast covering and connecting the metropolitan areas of Portland Los Angeles, and San Diego and San Fransisco.
Each of the fast charging location are likely to include up to two 50 kW DC Fast chargers or 24 kW DC Combo Fast chargers with the SAE Combo connector which is likely to support DC Fast Charging capability which includes BMW and Volkswagen electric vehicles.
The companies are reportedly aiming to boost the sales of their electric vehicles like BMW i3 and the VW e-Golf with the initiative, reported Reuters.
ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano said: "Our goal at ChargePoint is to get everyone behind the wheel of an EV and provide EV charging everywhere they go.
"With strategically-placed stations where drivers need them, these express charging corridors will give EV drivers the freedom to go farther and have an EV as their only car without limitation."
