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Too Few Highway Chargers Are Last `Hurdle' for Electric Cars

  • ChargePoint network provider says cities have enough stations
  • CEO points to European plans to extend battery installations

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Rolling out super chargers along highways in Europe and North America is key to unlocking sales of electric cars, according to the head of the biggest network provider.

Consumers have plenty of battery refueling stations at workplaces, parking lots and shopping centers, ChargePoint Chief Executive Officer Pasquale Romano said in an interview. For the head of a company that counts BMW AG and Daimler AG as investorsBloomberg Terminal, the biggest challenge is putting more on long-distance routes.