180 Charging Stations will Connect Norway to Italy

13 November 2017

There has been a global shift towards electric cars. More and more countries are making promises to outphase petrol and diesel cars, and some are implementing bans on diesel cars in large cities. Additionally, an increasing number of car brands are entering the scene with promises of transitioning partly or entirely to electric cars within a few years.

The international energy concern E.On and the Danish electric car operator Clever are going to make the transition to electric cars easier. Over the course of the next three years, the two companies will establish a European network consisting of 180 ultra-fast charging stations for electric cars in seven countries.

The project has received support from the EU Commision’s Connecting Europe Facility programme (CEF) of EUR 10 million. Furthermore, together with three other projects, it has been chosen as a flagship among 349 project applications.

The EU project includes 160 of the 180 charging stations. The additional stations are established in Norway in partnership with the Norwegian service station chain YX.

The first stations are already in place
The 180 stations will be distributed across seven countries. The majority will be established in Germany, followed by France, Norway, Sweden, England, Italy and Denmark. All stations will consist of between two and six charging stands and will be set up over the course of the next three years.

The construction of the first charging stations is already being carried out in Germany and Denmark.

The 180 stations are part of the first wave of charging stations to be established in Europe. Earlier this year, E.On and Clever entered a strategic partnership with the ambition of offering 150 kW charging in more than 400 locations, all of which are part of a network making it possible for current and future electric cars to drive smoothly through Europe.

Facts
- The stations will be placed at 120-180 km distance along the motorways.
- The stations will offer 150 kW charging with the potential of opgrading to 350 kW.
- Ultra-fast charging stations can charge a battery with a capacity of 400 km in 20-30 minutes, and the charging time will decrease as charging capacity grows and new technologies are developed. The exact charging time depends on the specific car.
- Each station will be equipped with between two and six chargings stands.
- The stations will offer charging with CCS (European standard for fast charging).

-Source: Energy Supply DK