The settlement gives for the set up of Mercedes-Benz branded HPC stations at 55 Simon properties. It’s the first concrete announcement about charging places for Mercedes’ personal HPC community. In January, the carmaker introduced that it needed to up community of fast-chargers in North America, Europe, China, and different key markets. The aim is to put in over 10,000 ultra-rapid chargers worldwide by the top of this decade.
The deal between the 2 firms is about extra than simply charging places. As Mercedes factors out in its press launch, it additionally contains the “placement of Mercedes-Benz promoting throughout Simon’s out-of-home media infrastructure,” [and the] “utilisation of Simon centres for Mercedes-Benz car launches, car shows, and test-drive alternatives the place drivers already go to buy, reside, work and play.”
“This collaboration underscores our dedication to delivering a high-quality charging expertise to each driver – which extends past the car and to the facilities and experiences that drivers can entry whereas they cost,” says Andrew Cornelia, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz HPC North America LLC. Cornelia solely turned CEO of the corporate in June.
“We’re dedicated to constructing EV charging websites throughout the Simon portfolio,” provides Chip Harding, Senior Vice President of Simon Media & Experiences. “Furthermore, we stay up for persevering with that development with Mercedes-Benz, a model that shares our imaginative and prescient to ship best-in-class experiences for purchasers and for the communities that we serve.”
Mercedes-Benz can be a part of a consortium of seven carmakers that joined forces to construct a fast-charging community with at the very least 30,000 charging factors in North America. The opposite companions are BMW, Normal Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, and Stellantis. “The corporate’s personal Mercedes-Benz Charging Community consisting of branded charging hubs is the subsequent essential step within the firm’s electrification technique,” the carmaker concludes its assertion to the press.
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