ChargeUp Europe wil be speaking at Enlit event on "What’s preventing me to drive my electric car from Stockholm to Rome?Rolling out charging infrastructure for free driving"
ChargeUp Europe is delighted to be speaking at Enlit’s event on "What’s preventing me to drive my electric car from Stockholm to Rome?Rolling out charging infrastructure for free driving", taking place online on the 8th of September.
We need an integrated network across Europe fulfilling all the EV’s use cases to accelerate the rollout of e-mobility.
ChargeUp Europe welcomes EDP as Full Industry Member
ChargeUp Europe is excited to welcome EDP - Energias de Portugal, as its newest member. With EDP joining, the Alliance has further expanded its geographic reach to Portugal. ChargeUp Europe founding members Allego, ChargePoint and EVBox have now been joined by GreenWay, Fastned, evway by Route220, has·to·be, and EDP.
Headquartered in Lisbon, EDP is a multinational utility company. Throughout their 40 years history, they have built a global energy presence with activities in 19 countries across 4 continents. They are active throughout the electricity value chain and are one of the biggest wind energy production companies in the world with almost 66% of their energy produced from renewable resources. EDP aim to lead the energy transition and mobility ecosystem growth in Portugal, Spain and Brazil.
Commenting on the announcement, Vera Pinto Pereira, CEO of EDP Commercial said:
“Sustainability is part of our DNA and ChargeUp Europe is the perfect place to address some of EDP’s key priorities, namely ensuring the availability of electric vehicles and accelerating the rollout of charging infrastructure. We want to guarantee a seamless charging experience for people all over Europe via EU harmonization and interoperability”.
ChargeUp Europe welcomes has·to·be as Full Industry Member
ChargeUp Europe is delighted to announce its seventh member, Austrian company, has·to·be. The Alliance is going from strength to strength as founding members Allego, ChargePoint and EVBox have now been joined by GreenWay, Fastned, evway by Route220, and has·to·be.
Founded in 2013, has·to·be has become one of eMobility’s leading providers of software that performs the tasks required to manage charging stations. Combined with its comprehensive eMobility services for ongoing operations, has·to·be acts as a complete solution provider for B2B customers who wants to be successful in the field of eMobility.
Headquartered in Austria, has·to·be is active in all 27 EU Member with over 25,000 directly connected charging points managed via be.ENERGISED and a roaming network with more than 175.000 charging points publicly accessible to their MSP customers.
Commenting on the announcement, Martin Klässner, CEO of has·to·be said:
“We are delighted to join ChargeUp Europe. has·to·be’s vision for climate neutral mobility and our commitment to work with others in the industry to accelerate the growth of EVs fit in perfectly with the aims and values of ChargeUp Europe. We look forward to working together as a sector at this crucial time to ensure the development of the EV market and the transition to sustainable mobility.”
ChargeUp Europe welcomes evway as Full Industry Member
It all begins with an idea.
ChargeUp Europe is delighted to announce its newest member, evway by Route220. With evway joining, the Alliance has further expanded its geographic reach to Italy and Southern Europe.
ChargeUp Europe founding members Allego, ChargePoint and EVBox have now been joined by GreenWay, Fastned and evway. The Alliance is going from strength to strength as it works to shape EU policy for EV charging infrastructure, the EV market and the green economic recovery.
Evway by Route220 started in 2014 as the first completely interoperable charge point operator (CPO) and e-mobility service provider (EMSP) in Italy and is now the biggest private independent interoperable CPO and EMSP in the country. Evway acts as a digital platform to enable customer and stakeholder’s engagement, providing trip and tourism relevant information for EV drivers. Since its foundation, the company has been committed to developing an open and collaborative market in Europe.
Evway has also recently started an EU Horizon2020 funded project as the Italian coordinator, with the scope of testing and implementing new charging experiences regarding the Plug and Charge standards.
Commenting on the announcement, Franco Barbieri, co-founder of evway said:
“The Alliance is the perfect place for us to benchmark our activities within a group of companies sharing their best practices to promote the growth of electric mobility. As a representative of Southern Europe, we are looking forward to contributing to ChargeUp Europe in pursuing open competition, open protocols and non-discriminatory business practices”.
ChargeUp Europe joins the Alliance for Green Recovery
It all begins with an idea.
ChargeUp Europe joined the Alliance for a European Green Recovery, a global alliance of cross-party political decision-makers, business and financial leaders, trade unions, NGOs, think tankers, stakeholders, to support and implement the establishment of Green Recovery Investment Packages acting as accelerators of the transition towards climate neutrality and healthy ecosystems.
Alliance members commit to working together, sharing knowledge, exchanging expertise and creating synergies to deliver the investment decisions we need following the pandemic.
The initiative led by MEP Pascal Canfin has brought together more than 270 members, including 100 business leaders, 79 MEPs across parties and 20 ministers from 12 countries.
ChargeUp Europe is committed to do its part to speed up the rollout of EV charging in Europe, and build a sustainable future, together.
ChargeUp Europe welcomes GreenWay as Full Industry Member
It all begins with an idea.
ChargeUp Europe is delighted to announce its first new member since the recent launch of the new European electric vehicle charging infrastructure industry alliance.
ChargeUp Europe founding members Allego, ChargePoint and EVBox have been joined by GreenWay, one of the driving forces behind the uptake of electric mobility in Central and Eastern Europe.
Founded in Slovakia in 2011, GreenWay works as an electric mobility provider (EMP) and Charging Point Operator (CPO), responsible for both the physical infrastructure of charging stations, as well as drivers’ e-mobility experience. GreenWay’s operations across the region are growing rapidly. It is building and operating a comprehensive, nationwide electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Poland and Slovakia, consisting of its own charging points as well as chargers of a large number of business partners.
Commenting on the announcement, Peter Badík, Managing Partner, GreenWay said:
“We are very happy to be joining ChargeUp Europe. Greenway’s vision and our consumer centric approach are perfectly aligned with the foundational values of the alliance. We look forward to working together as a sector at this crucial time to ensure a smart and effective rollout of EV charging infrastructure across the whole of Europe and CEE in particular.”
New eMobility alliance ChargeUp Europe launches: Creating one voice for the electric vehicle charging infrastructure sector
It all begins with an idea.
Leading industry players in the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure sector have come together to form a new alliance to support the roll-out of consumer-centric EV policies in Europe. Allego, ChargePoint and EVBox Group, who together have more than 150,000 charging ports in their networks across the EU, announced the launch of ChargeUp Europe during the REVOLUTION Digital online event and called on other like-minded companies in the EV industry to join the cause.
ChargeUp Europe starts with three founding members and is already in the process of welcoming new members. The purpose of ChargeUp Europe is to enable a swift and efficient roll-out of EV charging infrastructure in Europe. The alliance will work on realising EU policiesthatsupport investment in charging infrastructure, remove market barriers and facilitate the smooth uptake of EVs and a seamless experience for EV drivers.
ChargeUp Europe forms at a time when the EU, through the Green Deal, aimsto achieve climate neutrality by 2050 while at the same time demand for EVs is rising sharply. It is predicted to see 44 million electric vehicles on European roads by 20301 . In order to ensure that infrastructure development keeps pace with the growing uptake of EVs and enables the shift to electric transport, ChargeUp Europe will work towards getting the right market conditions in place that incentivises investment and delivers a consumer-centric, open market model for charging infrastructure in Europe.
ChargeUp Europe has scheduled its launch event for the summer in Brussels. Given current circumstances with regard to the coronavirus (COVID-19), this is subject to change. To keep track of all developments, visit the website: www.chargeupeurope.eu.
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Mathieu Bonnet, CEO, Allego: “We are launching this alliance in uncertain times and of course people’s minds are focused on COVID-19. But as we all look to play our part in managing this crisis, we feel it’s important that we also keep focused on tackling other great challenges such as climate change. ChargeUp Europe represents a unique opportunity for the sector to come together and speed up the development and rollout of charging infrastructure across Europe. We call on all other like-minded partners to join this initiative.”
Christopher Burghardt, Managing Director for Europe, ChargePoint: “Against the backdrop of a highly relevant policy agenda, we believe it is the right time for a dedicated voice to represent the charging infrastructure sector in Europe. We are committed to working with EU decision makers and stakeholders to identify the policies and investments needed to facilitate the scale and volume of electric vehicles expected to come onto the EU market. The move to electric vehicles is critical in reaching zero-net emissions and this alliance is dedicated to supporting EV infrastructure and positively impact EV adoption.”
Kristof Vereenooghe, CEO, EVBox and Everon: “This is the first time that the entire EV charging infrastructure speaks with one clear voice. We need to speak out in the interests of EV drivers everywhere, rather than letting others do the talking for us. ChargeUp Europe will work to present a common view on what is needed to ensure that Europe creates an open market, and a consumer-centric model for EV charging in Europe. The key will be to develop, deploy and operate high quality charging infrastructure that serves the practical needs of EV drivers.”