The phrase "a charging point" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a location or device where an electric vehicle or electronic device can be charged.
Example: "I need to find a charging point for my electric car before we continue our road trip."
Alternatives: "charging station" or "power outlet".
"I was initially anxious about getting stuck somewhere and not being near a charging point," he says.
A new EU directive, revealed on Tuesday, aims to ensure every new or refurbished house in Europe has a charging point.
The money is not enough to run big screen TVs or air conditioners, but it is ample for two or three light bulbs, a charging point for a family's mobile phone, and a few other essentials.
"This technology," says Hilton Holloway, associate editor of Autocar magazine, who has been testing the rival Nissan Leaf since March, "is a real game changer for electric cars as it takes them away from short commutes coming back to a charging point to a world of longer journeys.
It doesn't matter that most drivers travel 25 miles or less per day, or that a city like London now has more charging points than petrol stations, says Garland: "Customers are almost wanting a charging point on every street corner before they can take that plunge".
Forty-one councils (29%) had a charging point that was used more than 52 times in the same period.
If for any reason you have a device with a flat battery, charging points are available near security in most airports - so if you have enough time before your flight you should be able to charge it up.
But what can be done about my range anxiety (the fear of running out of charge in an EV)? Ecotricity has invested in a network of charging points, and Tesla has its own network of Superchargers.
Ecotricity had teamed up with Tesla to help it build a network of charging points to support its customers' high-end electric cars.
Its goal is to build a global network of charging points and battery-exchange stations to make electric cars a mass-market proposition.Mr Agassi is the best salesman in the technology industry after Steve Jobs of Apple.
One barrier to that market taking off is the limited range before a car needs recharging, so investment in charging points is a vital precondition to this low-carbon, sustainable and potentially hugely profitable market of the future".
