Delta Electronics presents 500 kW charging station
InfrastructureDelta Electronics has announced the market launch of a 500 kW fast charging station called the UFC 500. It is designed to impress with a relatively small footprint and can charge two electric vehicles simultaneously...Read more
Fastned, E.ON, TotalEnergies and Autostrom win EV charging tender in Germany
InfrastructureFastned, the Dutch-based fast charging company, is granted permission to build 34 EV charging sites in Germany. It won one lot in the second so-called “Deutschlandnetz” tender, which will result in the building of 200...Read more
Fastned launches their operations in Denmark
First charging station opened only 5 months after winning the tenderFastned opened its first charging station in Denmark, marking the beginning of the Dutch company’s operations in Scandinavia.Read more
Eldrive secures a 40 million euro loan to build charging stations in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Romania
Support by the European Investment Bank The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced signing a EUR 40 million loan to the Austrian-registered Eldrive Holding GmbH to install 8,472 electric vehicle charging stations in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Romania over the next three years.Read more
France reinvests in EV charging infrastructure
To meet EU targets The French government has announced new funding for the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points to match the development pace set by the EU’s new alternative fuel infrastructure regulation.Read more
Erapid secures €30M to install thousands of fast-charchers in Ireland
InfrastructureIreland-based EV charging company Erapid Charger announced that it has secured €30M funding from Aviva Investors. The company will use the funds to roll-out of thousands of fast-charging units.Read more
Folding solar roofs will power EV charging stations in Switzerland
InfrastructureSwiss startup Dhp Technology makes folding solar roofs, and now they’re going to be built over 45 rest stops, where they’ll power EV charging stations.Read more
Germany halts e-car solar subsidy programme amid high demand
33,000 applicationsGermany ‘s state-owned KfW bank said today it had halted a day-old subsidy programme for charging electric vehicles with solar power at home as the funds were exhausted immediately due to high demand.Read more