Charge Infra

29/11/2024

RAC: Price of public rapid EV charging in UK is too high

Despite a fall in wholesale energy prices the cost of charging an electric vehicle (EV) using public rapid and ultra-rapid chargers remains stubbornly high in the UK, the British Royal Automobile Club (RAC) says. In sharp contrast to the low prices enjoyed by drivers who are able to recharge their v...

29/11/2024

Kalmar and Elonroad partner to pilot dynamic EV charging

Kalmar, the Finnish manufacturer of industrial trucks, is going to test the technology for conductive driving developed by Swedish startup Elonroad that specialises in automatic charging technology for heavy vehicles. To this end, a 200-metre-long electric road is to be built in which rails for char...

28/11/2024

France surpasses 150,000 public charging stations

According to the National Association for the Development of Electric Mobility (Avere-France), France has surpassed 150,000 public EV charging points, reflecting a 35% increase in just one year as of October 2024. This represents a threefold growth over the past three years, underscoring the combine...

28/11/2024

VEV to build bus charging infrastructure for Stagecoach in UK

27/11/2024

Milence builds charging hub for electric trucks in Zaragoza, Spain

Truck charging provider Milence has announced its first charging hub in Spain. The location in Zaragoza is expected to be operational in the first half of 2025. Spain will be the eighth market where Milence is active. Milence, a joint venture between Daimler Truck, Traton Group and Volvo Group, want...

26/11/2024

Ampeco secures almost 25 million euros to accelerate EV charging platform

Ampeco, a Bulgarian provider of EV charging management solutions, has secured 24.7 million euros in a Series B funding round led by Revaia, with participation from existing investors Cavalry Ventures, BMW i Ventures, and LAUNCHub Ventures. Founded in 2019, AMPECO offers a white-label, hardware-agnos...

18/11/2024

EV charging firm Ohme partners with Energia

EV charging company Ohme has been appointed as a preferred EV charging partner for the Energia Group. The deal of the fast growing company is just the latest in a series of partnerships, including with energy providers, EV manufacturers and corporate fleet owners. Ohme’s latest partnership agreeme...

08/11/2024

Delta supplies 800 fast chargers for McDonald’s in France

04/11/2024

Last Mile Solutions on expansion course in Europe

Last Mile Solutions is expanding its management platform for EV charging infrastructure and energy transactions for charging point operators and e-mobility service providers into the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia. With this step, the company is continuing its growth course in Central and East...

31/10/2024

Volvo Cars wants full ownership of NOVO Energy

30/10/2024

MobilityPlus acquires 40 million euros to expand in Belgium and France

The Belgium-based charging solutions provider MobilityPlus has received 40 million euros in a financing round. The company intends to use the fresh capital to drive forward its expansion in Belgium and France. The financing round was led by Suma Capital. The existing investor Concentra also particip...

22/10/2024

Allego installs 212 fast chargers at Ascencio car parks in Belgium

Chargepoint operator Allego has been commissioned by Ascencio, an investor in retail real estate, to install 212 high power EV chargers at 45 of Ascencio’s car parks in Belgium. The chargers will have a capacity up to 400 kW. According to Ascencio all will be installed around supermarkets and shop...

16/10/2024

Milence opens first charging hub in Sweden

Truck charging provider Milence has opened its fourth charging hub in Europe. The hub is located in Varberg, Sweden. It is the first of a total of ten charging hubs that Milence is currently building in the country. The new charging hub is located on the TEN-T Scandinavia-Mediterranean corridor betw...

15/10/2024

EVBox operations virtually shut down

The Dutch charging infrastructure provider EVBox has to largely cease operations and only a fraction of the jobs are to be saved. EVBox is said to have posted losses totalling 800 million euros since the takeover by Engie. The French energy group Engie, which acquired EVBox in 2017, confirmed this t...

15/10/2024

Nuvve accelerates bidirectional charging in Europe

Charging stations operator Nuvve has joined the Environmental Valorization of Virtual Energy (EVVE) storage project to accelerate bidirectional charging stations across Europe. Launched in 2021 under the leadership of EDF Group and Dreev, a joint venture of EDF and Nuvve, the EVVE project reunites k...

11/10/2024

Octopus, Uber and BYD partner for cheaper EV charging

Octopus Energy, Uber and BYD, have partnered to offer “the UK’s cheapest” electric vehicle (EV) charging bundle for Uber drivers. Pitched to accelerate the switch to EVs, the partnership will see Octopus install up to 1,000 free home chargers for Uber drivers who order a BYD car and sign up to...

10/10/2024

Biggest electrical retailer in UK is going to sell Ohme EV chargers

Electric vehicle (EV) charger manufacturer Ohme has been selected to be the official EV charger partner for Currys, the UK’s largest electrical retailer. Ohme chargers will soon be available for direct-to-consumer purchases at Currys stores and online. “With EV sales in the UK up more than 10% t...

08/10/2024

Switzerland awards five more HPC contracts

The Swiss Federal Roads Office (ASTRA) has awarded five companies the contract to build new fast-charging hubs along the country’s motorways. In addition to charging point operators such as Fastned and GOFAST, OEM-affiliated providers were also awarded a lot. The contracts have been given to F...