Toyota Expanding EV Charger Pilots  

Earth Techling has a post on Japan's plans to expand the EV charger network - Toyota Continues Green Tech Car Parade With EV Chargers.

The Japanese automaker is conducting this program in conjunction with four local governments and 13 business and organizations. Building upon a project from last year that saw EV charging stations put mostly into commercial sites, the next step is now expanding this to hotels and nearby tourist hangouts. 40 new chargers will go in, supplementing the 32 which are already up and running from last year’s testing. ...

Besides this undertaking, Toyota is involved in a much larger charger plan with rivals Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi Motors, as well as the national Japanese government. Officials announced back in July they would put up over $1.025 billion in subsidies towards the goal of adding over 8,000 normal and 4,000 quick charging stations around the country as a way to “quickly develop the charging infrastructure and expand the use of electric-powered vehicles using alternative energy sources.”