Charge Infra

30/05/2025

e-Vadea also opens charging points in France away from motorways

Besides installing charging points for providers such as Ionity, the French multi-technology service provider SPIE has also been active as a CPO itself since 2022 under the e-Vadea brand. The company has now opened its first charging stations off motorways. e-Vadea, a charging point operator founded...

30/05/2025

Circle K opens first dedicated charging hub in Europe

Circle K has opened its first ‘pure’ European EV-only ‘charging station in Gothenburg, Sweden. The Gothenburg site follows the launch of Circle K’s largest EV charging hub in Järna, Sweden. That features 20 HPC points for electric cars and six for electric trucks. The charging h...

30/05/2025

Cumberland Council secures funding for EV charging

Cumberland in the UK has secured funding to install a number of electric vehicle chargepoints across the county. The initiative is being supported by the LEVI fund. Cumberland Council has announced it has secured 3.465 million pounds in funding from the UK’s national Local Electric Vehicle Infrast...

30/05/2025

Fastned opens fast-charging hub in west Scotland

28/05/2025

Westfalia Technologies unveils innovative robotic EV charger for automated car parks

Weplug, a new automated overhead charging system from Westfalia Technologies, aims to reduce charging infrastructure costs and complexity. The 50 kW DC fast charger uses a gantry-based robotic arm to connect with EVs via a driver-inserted adapter. The key to Weplug’s flexibility lies in its overhe...

27/05/2025

DKV Mobility expands UK charging network through partnership with Fuuse

The German fleet management firm DKV Mobility has announced an expansion into the UK via a partnership with Fuuse, one of the UK’s major EV charge point management platforms. The partnership will enable DKV Mobility customers to access thousands more charge points across the UK. Fuuse enables...

19/05/2025

Xpeng partners with Plugsurfing in Europe

Chinese EV manufacturer Xpeng has entered into a strategic partnership with Plugsurfing to grant its European customers immediate access to one of the continent’s most extensive public charging networks. The cooperation connects drivers to over 940,000 charging points across 27 countries, thanks t...

19/05/2025

Ionity secures 600 million euros to expand charging infrastructure

Ionity has secured one of the European EV charging sector’s largest ever loan deals to date. It plans to fund a major expansion of its charging network with credit from nine commercial banks, aiming to more than double its current number of charging points. Ionity, that currently operates arou...

30/04/2025

Octopus Energy launches EV charging tariff for 30 pounds a month

British utility Octopus Energy has launched a subscription model offering UK drivers ‘unlimited’ smart EV charging for 30 pounds a month. Customers on a standard Octopus electricity tariff – with no smart tariff or home battery required – can subscribe to have one electric car’s charging s...

30/04/2025

10,000 more charging points for the West Midlands

The region West Midlands in the UK has announced the installation of a further 10,000 charging connections over the next few years. The county already has over 4000 public charging points, the fifth highest of all English regions outside London. Richard Parker, the West Midlands Mayor, said the regi...

30/04/2025

CPO Avia Volt takes over Plug’n Roll

Charge point operator Avia Volt has acquired competitor Plug’n Roll, a Swiss CPO and a subsidiary of energy provider Repower. With the takeover, Avia Volt has added 2.345 new charge points to its network in Switzerland. The sale was backdated to 1 April 2025. Plug’n Roll customers will be in...