CPOs’ charging infrastructure in Europe - September overview

September is a busy month, when most of EV charging ecosystem’s players use to attend the Intercharge Network Conference (ICNC) 2024 in Berlin to discuss latest news about the sector, and make differents actions for the World EV Day or the European Mobility Week. 

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Furthermore, some important milestones have been achieved and announced this month, such as Driveco and Electra being ranked among the top 251 startups in Europe on the Leading European Tech Scaleups map; the opening of the 4,000th IONITY high-powered charging point; or Powerdot joining 2024 France Digitale’s prestigious Leading European Tech Scale-Ups Index. Plug & Charge Allego’s technology based on OCPP 2.0.1 protocol will be tried in Q4 by their Netherlands and Germany networks, eliminating the need for RIFD cards, mobile apps and bank cards.

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The current state of Europe’s energy grids and the future of EV charging infrastructure are on the top of mind of the sector’s stakeholders and EV drivers. Let’s have a look at the most recent news from CPOs in Europe.

CPOs latest news in Northern Europe

• Allego: It’s expanding its charging network in Denmark, with new 10 ultra-fast points in Maribo, between Nykøbing Falster and Vordingborg.
• Eleport: It keeps growing in Estonia, with new charging stations and having attended to Tartu Motoshow ECCTuning Show 2024 a couple of weeks ago. 
• Eviny Danmark: New fast-charging hubs in Henne Strand and Varde, Denmark.
• Fastned: It continous enhacing its Danish charging network, with new ultra-fast stations in Grevinge and Langeskov. The CPO has also celebrated been B Corp certified by B Lab, a recognition of its high standards of governance and its positive social and environmental impact.
• IONITY: The growth of this CPO in Northen Europe is unstoppable: new charging stations have been inaugurated in Ayr Wheatpark and Sunderland (UK), Kill North, Kill South, Athlone, Cashel, and Gorey (Ireland), Jämsä (Finland), Innlandsporten (Norway), and Gothenburg (Sweden).
• PowerGo: It has just opened a new hub in Denmark, at Lillebælt Syd, with 14 EV charging points up to 400 kW powered by 100% solar energy. This CPO is planning to install 1,600 additional charging points across Dienmark over the next two years.
• Uno X: It continuous enhancing its charging network in Norway with new openings in Namsos, Oslo, Lillesand, and Dovre.

CPOs latest news in Central Europe

• Allego: The company announced full network rollout of Plug & Charge technology based on OCPP 2.0.1 protocol, that eliminates the need for RIFD cards, bank cards or mobile apss. Their Netherlands and Germany networks are going to be the first ones trying this in Q4 2024, to be followed by the rest of the European countries where the CPO operates. Allego continous enhancing its presence in Belgium, with a new ultra-fast charging hub at the Natiënlaan 66 Knokke-Heist, on the E40 highway. 
• Bump: It’s celebrating been considered by Gireve the 3rd fast-growing public fast-charging network (+100 kW) in France since January 2024, with 110% up.  
• Electra: It has been running a communication campaign about its app’s autocharge feature available in France and Belgium. Also, this CPO was ranked as 2nd best work-life balance company in France by ChooseMyCompany, according to the Happy Index at Work. Electra has partnered with Ornikar, to facilitate the daily work to their EV driving instructors. And this month, Electra has opened its first fast-charging hub in a Paris train station, at Gare de Lyon. 
• Eleport: According to Mobility Portal Europe, Eleport is the CPO with more competitive prices for public EV charging in Poland, where it has recently opened a new station in Poznań. 
• EnBW: New 20 fast-charging points are under construction at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports in Germany to go into operation between April and August 2025. 
• ENGIE Vianeo: A new milestone reached: 2,000 public charging points has been installed in Belgium in partnership with Equans BeLux.
• EVzen: It has celebrated nearly new 30 openings of ultra-fast charging stations in July and August in France. 
• IONITY: New charging stations in Nörten-Hardenberg and Memmingen, Germany, and Champfleury, France.
• Powerdot: Considered the largest CPO in France by the latest Gireve study. 
• SWIO: It is enhancing its network in Luxembourg with three new stations in Dudelange. 

CPOs latest news in Southern Europe

• Be Charge: It is expanding its network with 118 new charging points in the last weeks; some of these are located in Treviso, Catania, Lecce, and Frosinone, in Italy. 
• IONITY: New milestone in Italy: 250 high power charging points operating. 

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We are always on the lookout for the latest and greatest network news! If you think we have missed something, or if you are a CPO with exciting updates, we would love to hear from you. Send us your news directly at hello@flexecharge.com.

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