CHARGE&GO EXPANDS ITS CHARGING NETWORK

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The Charge&GO has been promoting electromobility and installing chargers in our country for the past four years. So far, they have installed EV chargers with a power range of 22 to 180 kW in over 40 locations along the roads and highways throughout Serbia. By the end of the year, this network will be covering 100 charging points with an ever increasing number of ultrafast and more powerful chargers.

THE MOST POWERFUL CHARGERS AT OMV GAS STATIONS IN MARTINCI AND BAČKA TOPOLA

At the beginning of July, Charge&GO launched the most powerful charger for e-vehicles at the OMV gas station in Martinci 1, on the way to Belgrade. The charger’s output power is 180 kW, and its maximum power is 300 kW. The idea is to gradually increase this power to reach its optimum by simply adding power modules. At the end of August, the users of electric cars were given an opportunity to use another ultrafast charger of 180 kW of power at the OMV gas station in Bačka Topola. Both Kostad Siemens Unity 180 chargers have two CCS connections and operate in the temperature range of -30° to +55° C. 

Charge&GO chargers are availble at another three OMV gas stations: in Doljevac, the Niš-Vranje highway station where an ultrafast charger of 150 kW was installed (the second most powerful electrocharger at the OMV stations), in Gradina, a border crossing near Dimitrovgrad (90 kW), while the OMV station in Lapovo had a 120 kW charger installed at the beginning of the year.

NEW STOP SHOP CHARGING POINTS

Along with the strategic development of its ultrafast charger network on the highways, Charge&GO teams have been installing chargers at the Stop Shop retail parks. As of the beginning of August, drivers of electric vehicles can stop by the Stop Shop in Sremska Mitrovica, Lazarevac and Požarevac to charge their batteries. Siemens Kostad chargers of 24 kW power are available at these points. A more powerful  Siemens Kostad charger of 120 kW was launched in mid September at the Stop Shop in Vršac. Chargers with power ranging from 24 to 120 kW are about to be installed at the Stop Shop locations throughout Serbia.

100 CHARGING POINTS BY THE END OF THE YEAR

Charge&Go has been continuously expanding its electric charger network in Serbia. Currently, there are more than 40 charging points across the country, and it is foreseen to reach a total of 100 charging points by the end of the year. As for now, drivers of electric cars can charge their batteries with fast and ultrafast chargers installed at GAZPROM and OMV gas stations, and with fast chargers at the highway toll booth locations near Vrčin, Horgoš and Trupale-Niš. The residents of Novi Sad and Kragujevac and their guests can charge their e-vehicles in the shopping malls, Promenada and Big Fashion. The Charge&GO network is also the first choice of the automotive industry representatives in Serbia, such as British Motors, AK Kompresor, and Hit Auto.

WHAT DOES THE CHARGE&GO PLATFORM OFFER?

The Charge&GO digital platform and application allows the drivers of electric vehicles to easily locate the nearest charging points where they can quickly and easily charge their cars. The platform provides the drivers with an efficient charging and payment service and also allows companies to control their network of chargers remotely. This covers a number of services, such as charging control, charger monitoring, pricing, restriction of use, and charging session data overview.

The Charge&GO application is the easiest way to get information on the locations and accessibilities of chargers in the network. Although chargers can be accessed in several ways (with QR code or the charger number), by using the application you will be automatically charged a lower price, provided with GPS navigation and access to an incredibly broad network of as many as 170,000 chargers in 30 countries across Europe.

By: Milica Radičević

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