The largest car park for electric cars in France is now operational in the heart of Paris.
Under the church of La Madeleine (8th arrondissement), the car park managed by Saemes, a company controlled by the City of Paris, has since the beginning of April offered 505 electric charging stations, compatible with all cars, and 30 stations for two- wheels.
With a power of 7 to 22 kilowatts (kW), the terminals can recharge the batteries in 5-6 hours.
More than 350 terminals are planned for the spring in another car park in the district, and 240 are already available at Porte d'Auteuil.
Saemes, the capital's second car park manager, wants to equip half of its park with electric charging stations.
TotalEnergies, in charge with the telecoms company Sogetrel of the equipment of these Saemes car parks,
also converts some 200 former Bolloré group Autolib' self-service car stations into charging stations, whose service was abruptly stopped in 2018 due to financial failure.
The contract, which runs for 10 years, represents approximately 15 million euros.
Accelerating the transition and developing infrastructure
"A little over 2,200 terminals are operational on the road", i.e. half of the capital's network, and 10 underground car parks will become fast charging centers, with a power of 50 kW for a full recharge in one hour, explained to AFP Philippe Callejon, director of mobility and new energies France of TotalEnergies.
The first of these “hubs” will be put into service in April in the car park located under the Town Hall.
The others will be put into service by 2025. "We see that each month, the number of subscribers and users increases", underlines Philippe Callejon, who has nearly 25,000 users since the launch of the service in early 2021 and more than 70,000 top-ups in March.
To achieve PS Mayor Anne Hidalgo's goal of ridding the capital of diesel by 2024 and thermal vehicles by 2030, "we must accelerate the transition of the car fleet and for that develop the infrastructure", summarizes the EELV deputy for mobility David Belliard, who wants to reach 8,400 charging stations by 2024. obtain "100 km of autonomy in 6 minutes", according to Philippe Callejon.
About sixty are being studied throughout France, including three in Paris.
400 terminals by 2024. At the same time, TotalEnergies is transforming some of its petrol stations, such as at La Défense, into “ultra-fast” electric charging centers, with a power of 175 kW in order to obtain “100 km of autonomy in 6 minutes”, according to Philippe Callejon.
About sixty are being studied throughout France, including three in Paris.
400 terminals by 2024. At the same time, TotalEnergies is transforming some of its petrol stations, such as at La Défense, into “ultra-fast” electric charging centers, with a power of 175 kW in order to obtain “100 km of autonomy in 6 minutes”, according to Philippe Callejon.
About sixty are being studied throughout France, including three in Paris.
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