Fast charging firm Fastned has outlined its growth plans up to 2030 following the building of 59 new stations in 2022.
The firm, which has tripled its revenue in relation to charging, plans to develop 1,000 stations by 2030 with some 376 sites currently in the pipeline.
The last quarter of 2022 saw the firm develop 30 stations alone with 244 large fast charging stations in operation by the end of the year. Additionally in the final quarter of the year, the firm saw active customers grow by 96% year on year to more than 218,000.
A survey for the firm showed 4.48 out of 5 customers rated the ease of use of the stations and service with first time users rating its charging experience as 8.5 out of 10 – up from 8.1 in 2021. A study also showed customers gave an average score of 4.4 out of 5 on Fastned’s Google location ratings, one of the best results in the industry, the firm claimed.
In 2022, the firm also upgraded 48 stations, added bins and greeneries. At the end of the year, Fastned had 1,237 DC fast chargers on its network, recording 2.3 million successful charging sessions on its network.
Speaking about its results, Michiel Langezaal, CEO of Fastned, said: “In 2022, we continued to make huge strides to grow our network and team for the accelerating transition to electric mobility. Despite turbulence in the energy market leading to price increases, we more than doubled kWh sales and exceeded two million successful charging sessions.
“Moreover, we developed our network faster than ever before, with many new stations, as well as growing our pipeline of sites located on high traffic roads. Last year, we showed once more that Fastned is one of the leading players in the rollout of European EV charging infrastructure. Our goal of building 1,000 stations in high traffic locations continues to be our focus in order to deliver on our mission to provide electric freedom to all EV drivers.”
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