ArcAngel Technologies of Plano, TX will begin selling and underwriting charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles. To recharge a number of plug-in electric vehicles, the U.S. will need a network of stations which are capable of adapting to them. Considering the relatively short range of some of the cars due out later this year and early 2010, having stations at malls, shopping complexes, and along highways will be necessary for the emerging industry to survive.

The Auto Channel reports that car companies like GM, Nissan, Tesla and Zapp are putting models in showrooms in a few months and will not garner the interest they should without a strong infrastructure in place to support them. While one or two models boast of a 100 mile driving range, the others will need a recharge after just 40.

Not only are the recharging stations necessary for the new models soon to hit the market, but another industry is up and running which will replace the combustion engine in many vehicles with all-electric power. These conversions will at first focus on fleet operators and used car dealers as partners.