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VW invests in more charging stations to tackle "range anxiety"

Scott Tong Feb 8, 2019
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Charging plugs sit connected to a Volkswagen e-Golf electric automobile to an electric charging station outside the Volkswagen AG (VW) factory on May 8, 2018 in Dresden, Germany. Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images

VW invests in more charging stations to tackle "range anxiety"

Scott Tong Feb 8, 2019
Charging plugs sit connected to a Volkswagen e-Golf electric automobile to an electric charging station outside the Volkswagen AG (VW) factory on May 8, 2018 in Dresden, Germany. Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images
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A Volkswagen subsidiary is pouring half a billion dollars into more charging stations for electric vehicles as sales grow.

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