Carrefour will deploy 5,000 charging stations by 2025
This page is translated from the original post "Carrefour déploiera 5 000 points de recharge d’ici 2025" in French.
- 30/03/2022 18:14
Carrefour and Carrefour Market will adopt 5,000 charging points in France by 2025, including fast charging and even free charging for two-wheelers.
Among the major retailers, Carrefour had already committed to “installing 2,000 charging points by 2023” with the help of Allego (Meridiam). The French group is now accelerating, with a larger figure announced on March 30th.
Is Carrefour the No. 1 charging network?
The retailer will integrate Carrefour Market locations into its network via Driveco. It will increase the number of stations to 700, totaling 5,000 charging points. This target will be reached “by 2025”, making it “the leading electric charging network in France” according to Carrefour.
We do not yet know if this deployment aligns with French regulatory requirements, such as those implemented by Q Park, or if it is more ambitious. As a reminder, by January 1st, 2025, each parking lot will need to have one charging point for every 20 parking spaces.
Very fast chargers, but also for electric two-wheelers!
What types of charging stations and points are we talking about? All, since classic AC charging stations will be available up to 22 kW, as well as very fast charging outlets “from 50 to 300 kW of power”. Even batteries close to 100 kWh in a Porsche Taycan or Mercedes EQS will be able to recharge 80% of their energy in less than 30 minutes.
Carrefour specifies that “each hypermarket will have 10 electric charging spots and each supermarket 5 spots”. And it’s not over, because it’s not just about electric cars! Spaces for scooters, e-scooters and bicycles are also planned, with cabinets where users can recharge removable batteries. These initiatives are rare, so we commend Carrefour for this effort.
The first station will be in La Chapelle-Saint-Luc near Troyes. It will be inaugurated on April 8th with charging points up to 150 kW. A mobile app, Carrefour Energies, will be available at that time to locate stations, as well as “to trigger and pay for charging”.
What are the rates for Carrefour charging?
However, the exact pricing for this service remains to be determined. For slower AC points up to 22 kW, charging would be “free for the first hour for loyalty card holders or Carrefour PASS card users”.
Charging batteries for two-wheelers and e-scooters will be free. Although faster, DC rapid charging for electric cars is expected to be quite competitive. For example, Norauto offers a rate of €0.39/kWh via its DBT R3 stations.
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