The companies will jointly spend at least $1 billion to build a North American network in an effort to persuade more people to buy battery-powered cars and trucks.
Some energy experts say battery-powered vehicles will increasingly help keep the lights on and support electric grids, rather than straining them.
About 80 percent of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. As a result, the air is cleaner, the streets are quieter and the grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.
Extreme weather linked to climate change is causing more blackouts. But generators and batteries are still out of reach of many.
To tackle climate change, we’ll need to plug in millions of cars, trucks, home heaters, stoves and factories.
To tackle climate change, we’ll need to plug in millions of cars, trucks, home heaters, stoves and factories.
China is far ahead of the rest of the world in the development of batteries that use sodium, which are starting to compete with ubiquitous lithium power cells.
The network could help increase the low number of charging stations, encouraging more people to buy electric vehicles.
As temperatures drop amid an energy crisis, governments say power blackouts may be necessary to conserve electricity.
The European oil company has been expanding into green energy even as many U.S. energy giants have kept their focus on fossil fuels.