Casino stores promise 6,200 charging points in 2024

By 2024, the Casino group will have 6,200 charging points in the parking lots of their 450 stores (supermarkets and hypermarkets Casino and Monoprix). 

From the start of the electric era, the Casino group had developed charging stations in the parking lots of its stores. In 2022, after an initial collaboration with Allego and Tesla, Casino partners with Bump to build 600 charging stations in their parking lots. As of July 1st, the company announced that “more than a third of these sites are already equipped across the entire French territory,” according to the company’s press release. 

A new agreement to increase equipment 

In 2022, the subsidiary announced a call for tenders to develop charging stations at its outlets. Bump and Electra were awarded the contract. The goal for the major grocery chain is to expand the charging network with 350 new sites and 5,300 new charging points. 

Charging stations open to everyone 

The charging stations will be operational for all types of electric and hybrid vehicles. The company promises that in 20 minutes, your vehicle can charge from 10% to 80%. Yes, but for that, you will need to pay more “depending on the time and budget,” according to the statement. Two different types of charging stations will be available: the “high power” stations of 300 kW, and the “low power” stations of 22 kW. It is important to note that Electra’s price per kWh is 0.49 euros; for other charging stations like Tesla, with a power of 50 kW, the price is 0.50 euros, and 0.62 euros for stations with a power greater than 50 kW. 

Casino is not the only company to develop charging stations in parking lots  

Last April, the French company Carrefour allocated a budget of 100 million euros to create 3,000 new charging stations in parking lots. 

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