Abstract
In order to make a public charging station network for electric vehicles (EV) immediately on a nationwide scale and with low costs, a new charging station network was temporarily constructed in Shikoku area. The network was composed of 74 existing car repair shops along trunk roads and their existing electric facilities were used for charging of EV.9 EV were driven more than 5600 km and recharged 116 times in total using the network as an operation test. In this paper, an outline of the test, charging pattern of EV, subjects for an operation of the stations and impressions of the station operators and drivers are reported.
