ABB to make a worldwide grid of EV chargers

I just came across an interesting bit of news. It seems as though ABB says they are going to have a worldwide EV charging network by 2017. And straight on the heels of ABB's announcement comes the Northeastern United States who also say that they are going to develop a network of chargers in their respective states. This is coupled with news out of California who says they are going to start a Car Sharing Program coupled with 1,000 charging stations. And not to be outdone by any of their American counterparts, Nissan has released their plans for a high speed charging network of their own to be built in the state of Arizona. All I can say about all of this is we will just have to wait and see if these lofty goals come to fruition on not.