E.ON to roll out 4,500 fast-charging stations by 2025 across Europe

The company alongside alpitronic will develop a fast-charging network of up to 400 kW for passenger cars and heavy commercial vehicles.

E.ON has announced it will partner with alpitronic for the construction of 4,500 ultra-fast charging points throughout Europe. Both companies aim to make the infrastructure available by 2025 for passenger cars and heavy transport vehicles.

For this project, alpitronic will implement its latest generation of fast charging stations, capable of outputs between 50 and 400 kW. The equipment covers a wide range of charging needs – from charging at the workplace or while shopping, to ultrafast charging on the highway, to megawatt charging for heavy commercial vehicles.

Both parties will introduce charging solutions for heavy commercial vehicles, with the first pilot sites with fast-charging infrastructure to be established at various European locations by 2024.

“Electric driving is easy, fun, saves CO2 and is becoming interesting for more and more people. At E.ON, we offer our customers everything they need to make the switch, both privately and for business. Our long-standing and successful partnership with alpitronic is a central element for this. It enables us to further promote the expansion of the European charging infrastructure and thus ensure more climate protection in transport,” said Patrick Lammers, member of the E.ON Board of Management and responsible for the customer solutions business.

As one of the continent's largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure, E.ON seeks to aid in the transition into alternative fuels. With the new fast-charging infrastructure, the firm will further expand its own charging network and help customers across Europe make the switch to electromobility.