Volkswagen Group France is growing an ultra-fast charging community underneath a single label to cowl Volkswagen Industrial Automobiles, Audi, SEAT, Cupra, and Škoda. Electrify France, a family title within the US, will comprise 150 charging stations by summer season 2024.
Completely different from its vastly profitable Electrify America enterprise, Volkswagen will focus its efforts in France in areas with few motorways and in peri-urban areas. The Group will utilise the greater than 700 websites its manufacturers have throughout the nation.
Whereas set at dealerships and different Group places, Volkswagen says all cost hubs will probably be accessible 24/7 and open to EVs of any make.
Every station will probably be outfitted with no less than one cost level with a assured energy of 150kW in all circumstances, the most important ones having as much as twelve ultra-fast charging factors.
Volkswagen provides that 19 massive initiatives outfitted with 4 to 12 DC charging stations have already been grouped collectively. The corporate additionally put in seven stations at French dealerships as a take a look at in 2020.
“The set up of Superchargers in our community is a robust signal that our distributors are dedicated to reworking their enterprise mannequin, with the will to fulfill our prospects by putting in high-quality charging stations, open to all,” mentioned Luc Chausson, Director of Strategic Initiatives, in command of Electrify France.
The French community will complement the big high-power charging networks already established throughout the nation however will supply higher protection, Volkswagen mentioned.
Volkswagen Group France can also be working in partnership with Allego to carry chargers to French municipalities. As for freeway charging, Volkswagen is after all working withIonity that covers motorways and main roads.
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