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Kempower to provide Finnish technology to 150 Osprey Charging sites

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https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12104462  Original article in Finnish

Kempower received a major order from the UK – Finnish technology for 150 electric car charging stations

The UK is currently one of the fastest growing electric car markets in Europe. Kempower believes it has the potential to expand to other parts of Europe.

Kempower from Lahti has received a significant order from the United Kingdom. According to Kempomi’s CEO Tomi Ristimäki, this is one of the biggest openings in Europe.

The high-capacity charging stations to be delivered to the UK are related to the plant expansions announced by Kempower earlier this year. At the time, it was reported that Kempower would increase its production fivefold from its current level.

Kempower has previously operated in the UK market as a supplier of electric bus charging stations. This is the first time the company has entered the expanding UK car charging point market.

– Such a large customer will continue to support our growth, Ristimäki believes.

 

Charging points will be installed over the next four years

The partner is Osprey Charging, one of the fastest growing download operators in the UK. The high-capacity charging station to be opened in Wolverhampton will be the first of 10 new charging stations based on Kempower technology to be installed this autumn.

Over the next four years, 150 high-capacity charging stations will be installed. When each charging station can have up to 12 charging points, the total number of high-power charging points will increase to 1,500.

According to Osprey Charging, there is no end to demand for electric cars in the UK.

– The electric car market is booming in the UK. Sales grew by more than 117 percent from the previous year, and the introduction of electric cars grew exponentially. It is important that the public charging infrastructure keeps pace with this development. The new high-capacity charging stations will support this development on the country’s main roads and traffic hubs, the company’s CEO Ian Johnston said in a press release.

Kempower is also planning other European projects
These stores in Lahti promise good, says Kempower’s CEO.

– There are several discussions with other European countries about similar projects, says Ristimäki.

The high-power charging stations supplied by Kempower are compatible with all all-electric cars on the market. In the UK, drivers can pay for the charge with a debit card debit or a smartphone.

EVBox to install 300,000 charging stations across Denmark

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https://www.electrive.com/2021/09/16/evbox-to-install-300000-charging-stations-across-denmark/

Charging infrastructure provider EVBox Group has announced a new cooperation with Norlys, Denmark’s largest energy and telecommunications group. The partners target to install 300,000 charging stations for electric vehicles across Denmark by 2030.

The deal also includes both the private and public sectors, with Norlys wanting to integrate EVBox’ charging stations and management software Everon into its product portfolio. The companies still have to disclose the type of charging stations they will install.

Norlys, a consumer-owned company, resulted from a merger between SE and Eniig and claims 730,000 shareholders, about 1.5 million customers and 2,500 employees to date. The company says it aims to contribute to a green and digitalised Denmark. Therefore, the 300,000 charging stations directly tie into Denmark’s climate target to put 760,000 electric and hybrid vehicles on the road by 2030.

“As Denmark’s largest energy and telecommunications group, Norlys can play a big role in establishing EV charging infrastructure that will usher in a new era of sustainable mobility in Denmark,” Bram Poeth, CCO at EVBox Group, added when announcing the new partnership.

For the Dutch Group, it is the second significant deal in the Nordics. In April, EVBox said it had teamed up with Iceland’s utility ON Power to install EV chargers around Rejkjyavik for a start. As in Denmark, the advance in Iceland, which has the second most electric vehicles per capita, also ties into a state-governed strategy. The country aims to become CO2-neutral by 2040, including a ban on new cars with combustion engines from 2030.

At the end of 2020, EVBox also stated its intention to list on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with investment firm TPG Pace Beneficial Finance. The expected funds are to be used to expand the global business, focusing on North America and expanding the technology portfolio. However, the SPAC deal yet awaits completion.

Meanwhile, in February, EVBox entered into a sales and service partnership with TSG Group from France to offer EVBox charging solutions, including installation and on-site services in 30 European countries. The cooperation already exists in the Netherlands, France, Denmark and Croatia.

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Meet us at LVC Millbrook 22.9.

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COME MEET US AT LCV!

The UK’s main EV and Low Carbon Vehicle event LCV in on 22nd – 23rd of September. Held annually at the spectaculat Millbrook Proving Grounds near Bedford, this event all key stakeholders of the low carbon transport sector.

 

Cenex-LCV incorporates four key features: Technology exhibition split over three halls; Extensive seminar programme; Facilitated networking; Ride & drive of the latest research & development and commercially available vehicles.

Read more at Cenex dedicated website at www.cenex-lcv.co.uk/about

 

England will be first country to require new homes to include EV chargers

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Home and EV chargers in England

Specifically, all new homes and offices will have to feature “smart” charging devices that can automatically charge vehicles during off-peak periods. New office blocks will need to install a charge point for every five parking spaces.

The new law will make England the first country in the world to require all new homes to have EV chargers.

It will also boost confidence in helping those who transition from gas cars to overcome range anxiety, as so many homes in England don’t have off-street parking or garages.

The proposal is part of the movement to rapidly boost the number of chargers across England ahead of the UK’s 2030 ban of new fossil-fuel vehicles. The government originally announced a proposal to mandate that all new homes have a charge point with a parking space in 2019, as Electrek then reported.

Nigel Pocklington, CEO of clean energy company Good Energy, said [via Business Green]:

Flexible charging at home and at workplace during the day is going to be crucial to decarbonizing not just transport but the UK’s entire energy system.

As will better energy efficiency, electrified heating and solar power on 13.5 million homes – we hope to see all these as part of the plans for new homes, too.

The home and office EV charger mandate is expected to start in 2022.

Further, the UK government announced a free app called EV8 Switch yesterday, on World EV Day:

It calculates how much money UK drivers could save by switching to an EV compared to their current petrol or diesel vehicle, along with details on the carbon dioxide (CO2) savings and air quality improvements they could achieve.

Drivers can also see which electric vehicles would be the most suitable for them based on their current vehicle and how switching to electric could fit in with their current lifestyle. Those with the app can also see how close their nearest charge points are, and which journeys can be completed without the need to top up en route.

Read more at Electreks website https://electrek.co/2021/09/10/england-will-be-first-country-to-require-new-homes-to-include-ev-chargers/

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