Equivalent of regular large gas station
Fastned has won an interesting tender. The fast charging company will build two large charging stations along the E17 in Gentbrugge near Ghent. These will not just be charging stations, but the first with a service area in Europe. Worthy equivalents of regular large gas station along the highway.
Fastned will start in 2024 with the construction of two large charging stations that will be built on either side of the E17 in Gentbrugge near Ghent. The large fast charging stations will each have twelve charging points. That in itself is not very exciting. What makes it more interesting is the fact that they will be the first large charging stations in Europe with a number of facilities that you also encounter at large petrol stations along the highway.
The two fast charging stations will have picnic areas, playgrounds, sanitary facilities and even one or more shops. This means that you can drink a cup of coffee while charging your electric car, but you can also make a sanitary stop or eat a sandwich. In any order, of course. According to Fastned, up to a thousand EVs can achieve up to 300 kilometers of driving range in 15 minutes at each station every day. The two stations will only receive 400 kW fast chargers.
Fastned indicates that the two stations are the first fast charging stations with a service area. But certainly not the last. Fastned says it will continue to tender for similar tenders.
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– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl