Charging

'Milestone' Fastned opens first fast-charging station in partnership with Decathlon

Fastned opened a fast-charging station at the Decathlon site in Kortrijk, Belgium, last week. It is the first of a series of stations the company is building in cooperation with the international sports chain.
How does a petrol station stay profitable? ‘Not every petrol station needs the same services’

It may not seem like it yet, but the change is inevitable: the number of fossil-fuelled vehicles will decrease sharply in the coming years. So how does a petrol station still remain profitable? Belgian RetailSonar thinks it has the solution with ChargePlanner and is sharing its insights at the Congress on Charging Infrastructure.
annual ranking Best charging experience at Tesla, GreenFlux and Fastned

Users of electric car charging facilities in the Netherlands were most impressed with Tesla Superchargers’ facilities last year. Charging at GreenFlux and Fastned was also well liked by many. This is according to an update from Chargemap.
'Prepared for the future' LCW can grow in electric transport with its own charging plaza

Logistics service provider LCW Groningen recently acquired its own charging station for its electric trucks. While the company currently operates with three fully electric trucks, a tenfold increase in that number should eventually be possible thanks in part to the charging facility.
'Year full of challenges' Fastned adjusts expectations for 2025 after slow EV growth

Fastned has downgraded its forecasts for 2025 due to smaller growth in the number of electric vehicles and longer lead times for building charging stations. The company is downgrading its revenue target of 400 thousand euros per charging station.
Transition of petrol stations in Utrecht More fast chargers along ring roads and fewer traditional petrol stations in city centres

Utrecht municipality recently presented its implementation programme ‘Transition Petrol Stations’, aimed at making petrol stations more sustainable. The programme aims to support filling stations in the transition to sustainable energy sources, including the installation of charging points for electric vehicles and the use of alternative fuels.
Other focus Managing charging stations from Vandebron to Justplugin

Vandebron has handed over the management of all its charging stations for electric vehicles to Justplugin. The energy company wants to focus more on other core activities and will henceforth leave this part of the operation to a specialised party.
Along European motorways Fastned and One Hundred Restrooms enter European partnership

Charging player Fastned and One Hundred restrooms have entered into a strategic partnership, clinched in a European framework agreement. Together, they aim to offer electric drivers and others across Europe “a quality restroom experience”.
Subject to strict rules Flemish government wants to definitively allow supertrucks on motorways

Flemish Mobility Minister Annick De Ridder (N-VA) wants to allow so-called supertrucks on Flemish motorways within two years. So write De Standaard and the other Media House newspapers on Thursday.