 Based on a decade of data, it finds U.S. charging stations have an average reliability score of just 78 percent. Cooling sales of EVs is prompting Bosch to look beyond its auto parts business and toward other investments, and Reuters is reporting Whirlpool may be one of its targets. Bosch, which is a German company, also sells home appliances, and sources say an acquisition of Whirlpool could result in cost savings.