By Posted Aug 2nd 2012 7:54AM
"Sure, there are more plug-in cars on the market this year than last, but there's another big sign that EVs are here to say: the rapid growth of charging stations. Ford, which is promoting its updated MyFord Mobile app, says that the U.S. Department of Energy currently counts 9,445 public stations in the U.S., mostly clustered along the coasts, in Michigan and Texas. Two-and-a-half-years ago, at the end of 2009, there were just 2,500 such stations. In fact, Ford says 6,000 have been added in the last six months. That's a lot to keep up with.
To stay on top of the changes, Ford is announcing that the app's EV station database is now updated daily – daily! – from "various sources" to keep drivers of cars like the Focus Electric or C-Max Energi in the know about where plugs are located. The app uses MapQuest but "charging stations" is not yet on option under the "travel services" bar in the standard, online MapQuest. Aside from the local plug search, the app also allows remote charging management and battery state of charge."
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