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As for Tesla, industry experts have raised concerns over whether the California-based company will be able to afford to offer free charging for its consumers as it pushes to expand its consumer base.
  
In addition, at a cost of $70,000-plus, the Model S is hardly the kind of electric vehicle that most people can afford.

Ford’s plan, which includes a more comprehensive charging network system, however, could enable the carmaker to improve the overall performance and infrastructure for its EVs by collecting important information on electric vehicle usage.

In North America, Ford already has more than 1,700 charging stations available at Ford dealerships and various company facilities. The new workplace chargers, which are expected to begin rolling out in 2014, will boost that number by 200.

According to a report on Tesla’s official website, the company currently has 21 of the fast-charging Supercharger stations in operation in the U.S. Many more are planned and may also include a battery swap option.

Throughout the U.S. and Canada, the number of public and residential charge stations has grown from 3,000 in 2009 to more than 20,000 as of 2013.