The Eco2charge consortium coordinated by Bouygues Energie & Services launched last Thursday, 18 September, an R&D program at the Fédération Nationale des Travaux Publics (National federation of public works), 3 rue de Berri, Paris 8, to accelerate the deployment of charging solutions for electric vehicles.

Nissan is selling more LEAFs than ever before.This time, the company decided to point some video cameras at the company’s EV quick charger – stationed in front of Nissan Americas headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. – to see who is stopping in to charge and go.

Nearly three years after Nissan Motor Company launched the world’s first mass-marketed 100-percent electric car, it is clear the Nissan LEAF, the landscape of EV drivers, and EV charging infrastructure have evolved.

Electric vehicle owners in France now have around 100 more charging points in urban areas, following a partnership between Nissan and the Swedish retailer IKEA.

The long distances often involved in travelling across North America will pose no challenge to EV users in Vermont and Quebec, following the installation of a 138-mile (222km) charging corridor between Burlington and Montreal.