Berlin-based charging infrastructure supplier Ubitricity now operates greater than 10,000 charging factors. It reached the milestone within the Netherlands, the place Ubitricity added round 1,500 current AC charging factors within the provinces of North Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht to its charging community when it entered the market in July 2023. The ten,000 charging factors are thus not solely self-installed chargers with Ubitricity {hardware} – however the majority use the Berlin-based firm’s elements.
With greater than 7,000 public charging factors, the UK is Ubitricity’s largest market. One thousand charging factors are at present retrofitted into current lampposts throughout a number of districts in Berlin, Ubitricity’s authentic enterprise mannequin. However solely a few of them are in operation, so the Ubitricity community will proceed to develop. Within the meantime, nevertheless, the corporate additionally affords free-standing charging factors irrespective of avenue lamps.
“Nevertheless, Ubitricity can be supporting native authorities throughout the UK within the roll-out of AC quick and DC fast charging factors for public use,” the corporate writes in its media assertion.
Ubitricity was based with a give attention to charging at avenue lamps. It has been a part of Shell since 2021 and is chargeable for the enlargement of charging options in public areas inside the Mobility Division – i.e. far past the lampposts chargers. The Ubitricity group works intently with Shell and different companions to make sure dependable operation and enlargement of public charging stations. For instance, the looks of the ten,000 charging factors shall be “bodily and digitally” rebranded to Shell Recharge.
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