Jan 14, 2021 - 04:56 pm Fastned marks 14% increase in charging in Q4/2020
Fast charging company Fastned increased its revenue from charging operations in the fourth quarter of 2020 by 14% year-on-year to €1.9 million. The number of charging transactions in the Fastned network rose to over 194,000 (+12%).
Weiterlesen Dec 22, 2020 - 09:27 pm Fastned enters Switzerland with new rapid-charging park
Fastned opens its first fast-charging site in Switzerland and thus includes country number five in its HPC network. The new charging park is located near Zurich on the A1 motorway and offers a charging capacity of 300 kW for up to four EVs simultaneously.
Weiterlesen Nov 23, 2020 - 01:40 pm Fastned wants to build nine HPC parks in France
Fastned has received the first order from France. The highway operator Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône (APRR) has commissioned the Dutch company to build and operate nine charging parks. The French Ministry of Transport must still approve the contract.
Weiterlesen Nov 5, 2020 - 05:21 pm Fastned wins court case over charging permits
Fastned has won a higher court case in which the Dutch fast-charging company challenged the exclusive granting of permits for charging points as an additional service to freeway restaurants and petrol stations.
Weiterlesen Oct 27, 2020 - 03:45 pm Fastned opens Belgium’s first HPC park
Fastned opened its first charging location in Belgium on Tuesday. This means that the Dutch fast-charging company is now active in four countries: the Netherlands, Germany, England and Belgium. Fastned has also started to issue a new series of bonds.
Weiterlesen Oct 9, 2020 - 04:09 pm Tesla & Fastned open “Europe’s largest charging hub”
Fastned and Tesla have opened the ‘Ladepark Kreuz Hilden’ last night. Equipped with 20 superchargers and eight Fastned charging stations, it will be one of the largest charge parks for each of the two companies in its final stage. Our reporter Sebastian Schaal was at the opening.
Weiterlesen May 3, 2020 - 06:05 pm Fastned’s first fast-charging station in Amsterdam
Fastned opened its first fast-charging station in Amsterdam this weekend. The Dutch company claims “hundreds of electric cars can be charged per day at this station” and that the design would allow the addition of more fast-chargers in future.
Weiterlesen Mar 31, 2020 - 07:00 pm Fastned increases turnover by 178 per cent
The Dutch charging network operator Fastned has published its annual report for 2019. The turnover generated by charging services increased by 178 per cent to 4.5 million euros compared to 2018.
Weiterlesen Feb 3, 2020 - 12:35 pm Biggest EU Tesla charge park yet planned in Germany
Tesla’s largest fast-charging park in the EU will soon go online on a plot of land owned by bakery Roland Schüren at the Hilden motorway junction (A3/A46) near Düsseldorf. Fastned is also planning to set up fast-charging points for other electric cars right there.
Weiterlesen Jan 26, 2020 - 03:04 pm DCS launches UK-wide charging card for EVs
Digital Charging Solutions launches a unified solution with partner OEM to enable EV drivers to access stations from more than fifteen domestic providers such as Podpoint, Source London, or Ionity.
Weiterlesen Dec 16, 2019 - 06:16 pm Fastned to install 13 HPC parks in Belgium
The Dutch Fastned has received approval for 13 motorway sites in Belgium. The High Power Chargers, designed for a charging capacity of up to 350 kW, are to be installed on existing parking areas directly on the most important motorways.
Weiterlesen Jun 11, 2019 - 04:03 pm Tesla raises Model 3 charge capacity to 200 kW
Since last weekend, Tesla has been installing a new firmware update for Model 3 already delivered in Europe. This means that charging capacities of up to 200 kW are now also possible with third-party suppliers – at least at a few locations.
Weiterlesen Apr 17, 2019 - 12:43 am Fastned gets ready for HPC & Autocharge in UK
Fastned opens its first ultra-fast charging station in the United Kingdom. Two charge columns stand ready to offer up to 350 kW on a multi-charger site in Sunderland, near the factory where Nissan produces all Leaf EVs for the European market.
Weiterlesen Apr 9, 2019 - 05:29 pm FastNed switching to kWh billing model in May
Fastned will change billing at its mainland European fast-charging stations to kWh prices on 1 May. At all Fastned charging points in Germany, 59 cents per kilowatt hour will be charged starting next month, while in their native Netherlands, they are already offering the same deal.
Weiterlesen Mar 16, 2019 - 07:21 pm Fastned wins UK charging tender
Fastned, the Dutch fast charging operator, has won a second tender in the UK from the North East Joined Transport Committee. It includes the installation of five fast charging sites in Gateshead, Blyth, Whitley Bay, Washington and Kingston Park, each equipped with two 50 kW charging stations.
Weiterlesen Mar 7, 2019 - 03:29 pm Swiss name winners of fast-charging network tender
The Swiss Federal Roads Authority (FEDRO) has now awarded the contract for fast-charging stations at 100 rest stops to four Swiss and one Dutch provider: Gotthard Fastcharge (GOFAST), Groupe e, Primeo Energie / Alpiq E-Mobility, SOCAR Energy Switzerland and Fastned.
Weiterlesen Feb 5, 2019 - 12:59 pm Fastned opens fast-charging station at Van der Valk Hotel
Fastned has opened a fast-charging location at the Van der Valk Hotel in Germany as part of larger cooperation across Europe. Fastned was also successful with a complaint filed with the Dutch state regarding their idea of turning charging stations into more pit stop like facilities.
Weiterlesen Jan 29, 2019 - 11:05 am Huber+Suhner liquid-cooled HPC cables prove safe
After a potential safety issue was discovered regarding the liquid-cooled cables produced by Huber+Suhner, several major charging infrastructure operators shut down the affected stations. Now the manufacturer has confirmed “correct functionality of the system and proved that the series products supplied by HUBER+SUHNER meet the required standards without any restrictions.”
Weiterlesen Jan 26, 2019 - 01:26 pm Blackout: Major operators shut down HPC stations
Several major charging infrastructure providers have shut down their High Power Chargers over the past two days to investigate a potential safety issue with Huber+Suhner’s liquid-cooled charging cables. Extensive safety testing is unfolding as you read.
Weiterlesen Jan 16, 2019 - 10:06 pm Fastned triples revenues from fast-charging network
The Dutch fast-charging company sold more electricity in the fourth quarter of 2018 than in the whole year of 2017, while the revenue also tripled. Plus, with new EVs such as the Tesla Model 3 or Jaguar I-Pace arriving in the Netherlands, Fastned expects further and rather rapid growth.
Weiterlesen Dec 8, 2018 - 10:53 pm Fastned launches shop & charge pilot at Albert Heijn supermarket
Fastned have joined up with Albert Heijn supermarkets in Amsterdam for a pilot project. They have now opened the first fast-charging station at the chain store with another two locations to follow. If the pilot project proves successful, both partners want to increase the number of stations at supermarkets.
Weiterlesen Dec 6, 2018 - 12:17 pm Forget about liquid cooling
“Fast-chilling is the future” or so goes the claim by Fastned’s team in the German town of Cologne, which is also known for it’s Carnival.
Weiterlesen Oct 9, 2018 - 06:43 pm Fastned partners with large German supermarket chain
Dutch charging infrastructure provider Fastned has struck a new deal. Together with Rewe, a grocery retailer, they will trial fast-charging at four large supermarkets in Germany. If the pilot is a success, they will expand their cooperation to other locations and we asked more details.
Weiterlesen Sep 20, 2018 - 07:05 pm Fastned opens second HPC location in Germany
The Dutch HPC company Fastned has opened their second high power charging station in Germany on the A33 near Paderborn. Furthermore, the company are finding success with their legal claim against Shell charging stations.
Weiterlesen Jun 22, 2018 - 03:00 am Germany: First Fastned High Power Charging station live
Fastned opens their first ultra-fast charging in Germany today. Located on the A3 motorway, the site serves electric car drivers with charging powers of up to 350 kW. It is the first of 25 such stations the Dutch will install across the country with hundreds more planned across Europe.
Weiterlesen Apr 15, 2018 - 08:25 pm Fastned wins tender for rapid-charging stations in UK
Dutch infrastructure provider Fastned has placed a successful bid to install two rapid-charging stations in the UK. Both Newcastle and Sunderland will benefit from 6 charge stops each, with some getting ready for ultra-fast charging.
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