Engie officially launches its Engie Vianeo electric mobility brand on Thursday with the goal of deploying 12,000 electric charging points in France for light vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles by 2025, the French energy group announced. This launch marks “a new step in the group’s strategy, which aims to accelerate its contribution to the decarbonisation of mobility and position itself as an essential leader in this field,” said Frank Lacroix, Engie’s Deputy General Manager Energy Solutions, in a statement. press. release. .
“Present on highways for less than a year, Engie is already the 3rd player in the highway market in terms of the number of charging points in operation,” said the manager, indicating that the group’s investments in electric mobility amount to “hundreds of millions of euros”.
4,500 points in fast and ultra-fast charging
Engie Vianeo has already deployed 1,000 operational charging points on the territory, including 800 for fast and ultra-fast charging on the APRR, SANEF, Vinci Autoroutes and ESSO (Certas Energy France) motorway station networks. Engie Vianeo is also present in 35 Indigo car parks in 20 cities, in the Strasbourg Eurometropolis, in the Epinal Urban Community and in the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, in the car parks of B&B hotels and on Norauto sites.
The group, the leading producer of wind and solar energy in France, plans to deploy 11,000 more by 2025. In total, of the 12,000 charging points planned, 4,500 will be fast and ultra-fast charging to recharge your vehicle in less than 20 minutes. These charging points, which can be viewed in real time from a dedicated website and app, provide electricity from renewable sources (hydro, wind and solar), according to the group. Engie Vianeo “also supports communities, companies, landowners, logisticians, fleet managers and carriers” by offering them solutions ranging from infrastructure installation to power supply, including maintenance.
France passed the milestone in early May of 100,000 charging stations installed, becoming the second best-endowed country in number behind the Netherlands. France’s goal is now to reach 400,000 terminals by 2030, as the sale of new fuel-powered cars in the EU approaches the end of 2035.
Source: BFM TV
