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PostFebruary 19, 2019

China is leaving the US in the dust on electric-vehicle chargers

Now with 808,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in place, China has taken the lead in the EV market. This number overshadows the approximately 500,000 EV chargers found in the United States. In this piece posted by James Temple, MIT Technology Review's senior editor for energy, the facts are presented surrounding China’s surge to the frontlines in this era of the new automobile.

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612890/china-is-leaving-t…

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by MIT Technology Review
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Energy
Electrification
Industry & Manufacturing
Transportation
Cars

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