Rome-Milan route ‘electrified’ with EV charging stations

A ‘Fast Recharge’ station, capable of supplying full recharge to an electric vehicle in 20 minutes, was inaugurated yesterday at the api Group’s IP service station in Cormano, Milan.

Installed by Italian multinational power company Enel, it is one of the 30 charging stations that cover the route from Rome to Milan.

The charging network is part of the electric mobility project EVA+ (Electric Vehicle Arteries in Italy and Austria), which is coordinated by Enel with the participation of Verbund, Renault, Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen Group Italia (represented by Volkswagen and Audi) and co-financed by the European Commission under the “Connecting Europe Facility”.

EVA+ targets the installation of 180 fast charging stations in Italy and 20 in Austria over a period of three years.

“The first 30 stations installed under the EVA+ project, including the one we are inaugurating today with api Group, allow electric cars to be charged quickly even in non-urban areas, making it possible to drive electric vehicles outside cities and along the longest routes like between Rome and Milan,” said Francesco Venturini, Head of Enel’s Global e-Solutions Division.

The event also saw the participation of Stefano Sterpone, Commercial Director of the api Group, as well as the representatives of the car manufacturers.