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Half of Madrid’s neighbourhoods lack charging for their vehicles: “If things carry on like this, electromobility will always be a business for the rich”
The Community of Madrid has 5,000 fewer charging points than Catalonia, and experts argue that “common charging stations are missing in working-class neighbourhoods”. For years, the slogan “electromobility is the future” has dominated the automotive market in Europe, and in Spain too, where, according to Félix García from the Spanish Association of Car and Truck…
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The City Council already has companies lined up to install 50 electric vehicle charging points across the city
The aim is to promote more sustainable transport and to meet the growing needs of users of these vehicles. The Córdoba City Council, pending the final award, already has the two companies that will be responsible for installing up to 50 electric vehicle charging points throughout the city. In this case, the companies that submitted…
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Offenbach Announces Its First 46 Public Charging Points
Offenbach is definitely a latecomer when it comes to public charging options: the Hessian city only initiated an appropriate procedure in 2023. Following that, operators EVO, EZE.Network, and Qwello were awarded the contract to build and operate charging stations — and these are now ready at the first 20 locations. A total of up to…
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Qwello commissions the largest CP22 charging station in France
The charging station is situated at the Ametzondo Shopping Mall, a key retail and lifestyle hub in the region. Following strong usage rates and growing local demand, Qwello expanded the station significantly. Qwello has reached a significant milestone with the commissioning of its largest installation featuring the new CP22 charger. Located in Bayonne, in the southwest of France, the…
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T+E Forum 2024: video interview, Martin Hale, Managing Director, Qwello UK
Martin reflects on the success of the event and the will from the sector to accelerate decarbonisation to the next level. “This event gets better every year and it started pretty well. It’s a great opportunity to have all the right people in the room with good content from the stage, it’s a wonderful place…
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Qwello wins North Holland contract for up to 1,000 charge points
Park&Charge by Qwello secures Dutch regional tender to install and operate up to 1,000 EV charging points across eight municipalities. The chargers will be set up in public parking facilities. Charge point operator Park&Charge has won a landmark public tender from the Province of North Holland to deploy and operate up to 1,000 EV charge…
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In the United Kingdom and Portugal, they are already installing slow charging points for cars on streetlights, but in Spain, they clash with legislation
Experts suggest looking at the Netherlands’ model, where cities install opportunity charging points throughout urban areas when several citizens request them. (…) Carlos Carmona, who in 2021 worked at Etra—the company managing public lighting in Valencia—points out: “City councils are very protective of how they manage street lighting, which is not designed to be associated…
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Democratizing electric vehicle charging: the pending issue in a Spain where 70% of cars are parked on the street
“Either we can provide a charging solution to 70% of the population, or they will continue to be excluded,” says Carlos Vázquez, general manager of Qwello España, a company that has already installed thousands of charging points. Carlos Vázquez works for a company that aims to democratize access to car chargers and lower the cost of…
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Qwello to install AC charging network in Ille-et-Vilaine
Qwello has won a public tender in France for 150 AC charging points in Ille-et-Vilaine in Brittany, France. The locations will be spread across three dozen municipalities, including the city of Rennes. At the end of 2024, Qwello announced that it would soon reach the mark of 100 installed charging points in France. The company…
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Park&Charge and Qwello Revitalize EV Chargers with LF Energy EVerest
The Challenge When the province of Gelderland’s concession for 191 EV chargers expired in early 2024, the region faced a dilemma. These chargers, initially installed in 2013, were outdated and increasingly unreliable due to the manufacturer, EVBOX, ceasing support. Traditionally, such infrastructure is replaced entirely at the end of its lifecycle, leading to significant waste,…
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Qwello takes over joint venture in Spain
Munich-based European charging infrastructure operator Qwello has taken over the Spanish joint venture previously operated together with Acciona Energía.
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Hamburg Plans Significant Expansion of Charging Points for Electric Vehicles
The city of Hamburg aims to accelerate the expansion of charging points for electric vehicles. By 2030, there are expected to be 10,000 such stations.
