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Europe to add 10,000 charging points to electric vehicle network
European energy giant announces 10,000 charging points for Europe writes Michael Taylor
Even Tesla fans who shook off the threat to its European Supercharger network from the recent news of the Ionity fast-charging electric vehicle (EV) network must be concerned about an announcement from Eon. While the Ionity network aims to deploy 400 of its 350kW chargers across Europe by 2020, Eon is promising 10,000 fast chargers for battery-electric cars in the same time frame. And while Ionity is a team effort from Ford, BMW, the Volkswagen Group and Daimler, Eon is Europe’s biggest energy company, with access to every piece of hardware it needs to make it a reality. It already has enough EV charging points to allow drivers to travel from northern Germany to Bavaria in the south. It also has ready-made partnerships with Denmark’s Clever e-mobility organisation. It has partnered with Tank and Rast (which is also a key player in the Ionity scheme) and plans to deliver 150kW charging (the same as Telsa’s Superchargers), though the charging stations can be upgraded over time to Ioni...
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