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Greatest buying and selling sector operator in Finland, Kesko, continues its robust investments in growing the Ok-Lataus charging community in Finland. The charging know-how is supplied by Kempower.
This yr, Ok-Lataus will closely develop its charging community in Finland in collaboration with Kempower. With the enlargement, Ok-Lataus’ charging community will develop by over 100 DC fast-charging factors all through the nation, positioned at key industrial places for Kesko and alongside the primary roads.
At this stage, the enlargement contains 4 present charging hubs, every of which can develop by 18 new DC charging factors from the present setup. These stations are positioned in Heinola, Tampere area, Vantaa’s Tammisto and Turku’s Länsikeskus. Utterly new charging websites shall be constructed at Ok-Citymarket Ylöjärvi and Hämeenlinna. All charging hubs are positioned at Ok-Citymarket places.
“We would like EV drivers buying at Citymarkets to all the time have the ability to depend on having charging out there throughout their buying journeys. As the full energy of every new charging hub is a minimum of 1600kW, we’re capable of assure quick charging even for big buyer flows. The EV driver will be assured that the time to attend for a free charging level is shorter than earlier than,” says Iiro Määttänen from Ok-Auto, chargeable for Ok-Lataus charging community.
Ok-Lataus goals to develop the prevailing charging stations and to open the brand new charging stations throughout the summer time and fall 2024. “This can be a vital step ahead within the Finnish charging market,” says Määttänen.
Extraordinarily excessive efficiency
The charging know-how for Ok-Lataus’ expansions and two totally new charging websites shall be provided by the Finnish DC quick charging options supplier Kempower. The know-how represents Kempower’s confirmed know-how, offering extraordinarily excessive efficiency, considerably enhancing the EV charging expertise.
Different advantages of Kempower’s charging know-how embody extraordinarily excessive reliability and dynamic energy distribution, enhancing charging availability. Kempower’s charger design is pushed by EV charging expertise, enhanced by options akin to cable administration and user-friendly charging shows. The Kempower charging options to be put in for Ok-Lataus will supply as much as 400 kW charging energy relying on the car. Kempower options help a charging voltage of 800 volts, similar to the remainder of Ok-Lataus’s community.
“We’re very happy with the collaboration with Ok-Lataus, which as soon as once more makes EV journey simpler for Finnish drivers. This new part is a good instance of the ability of Finnish e-mobility experience and collaboration, in addition to the necessary function of retail in offering charging companies. Kempower delivers top-of-the-line and best charging methods to Ok-Lataus,” says Erik Kanerva, Gross sales Director for Northern Europe at Kempower.
“On the core of our technique has all the time been to supply high-power charging in prime places. Collaboration with Kempower actually helps this objective,” Määttänen provides.
There are a complete of about 300 charging hubs and over 1500 charging factors in Ok-Lataus’ nationwide community from Hanko in Southern Finland to Kittilä in Northern Finland. The community has roughly 175,000 registered personal and company prospects. All electrical energy charged at Ok-Lataus stations is renewable and produced with home wind energy.
Plugit continues as Ok-Lataus’ set up and upkeep associate.
About Kempower: We design and manufacture dependable and user-friendly DC fast-charging options for electrical automobiles. Our imaginative and prescient is to create the world’s most desired EV charging options for everybody, in every single place. Our product growth and manufacturing are based mostly in Finland and within the U.S. with the vast majority of our supplies and parts sourced regionally. We give attention to all areas of e-mobility, from electrical automobiles, vehicles, and buses to machines and marine. Our modular and scalable charging system and world-class software program are designed by EV drivers for EV drivers, enabling one of the best consumer expertise for our prospects world wide. Kempower is listed within the Nasdaq First North Progress Market Finland. www.kempower.com
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