ENEOS Holdings, the largest oil retailer, has decided to strengthen its charging business in anticipation of the widespread use of EVs and electric vehicles in the future.
In order to acquire the operating rights of NEC's charging network and respond to the carbon-free era, we aim to make a full-scale shift from a business centered on gasoline.
According to the people concerned, ENEOS Holdings has decided to acquire the operating right of the service from NEC, which is engaged in the charging business for EVs = electric vehicles, and to embark on strengthening the charging business.
In anticipation of the widespread use of EVs in Japan, we are planning to centrally operate thousands of charging networks at supermarkets and other locations nationwide.
ENEOS is the largest in the industry with 13,000 gas stations nationwide, but as the flow of decarbonization accelerates, the challenge is how to enhance services other than gasoline refueling.
By acquiring the operating right, we will expand the charging network to affiliated gas stations in the future, and in order to improve convenience, we will consider utilizing NEC's digital technology.
ENEOS also signed an agreement with JR East on the development of trains that use hydrogen last month, with the aim of making a full-scale shift from a business centered on fossil fuels such as gasoline.