DC charging manufacturer Kempower has partnered with Mobilize to bring fast EV charging to locations across France.
Renault Group’s mobility arm Mobilize, which was founded to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable mobility, has joined forces with Finland-headquartered Kempower to roll out an EV ultrafast charging network called Mobilize Fast Charge.
Launched in France, the scheme will see Kempower supply its DC charging solutions to charging hubs predominantly based close to Renault dealerships and strategically located near major highways in order to service both local and international EV drivers traveling in France.
The hubs will have a standard charging configuration with six Kempower Single Satellite chargers, capable of up to 320kW at maximum output.
France currently has 130,000 charging stations across the country and has a target to reach 400,000 public chargers by 2030.
Approximately 25% of public EV chargers in France are currently classified as fast-chargers (50kW or above), less than 10% of which class as ultra-fast (100kW or above). With Kempower’s ultra-fast charging technology and the Fast Charge network, Mobilize seeks to boost these figures and support the transition by making long EV journeys more practical, comfortable and convenient.
The project pilot launched in January 2024 in Bordeaux, with a further 15 charging hubs have since opened and around 40 stations are currently under construction or awaiting connection to the grid across France as the project looks to ramp up.
Kempower CEO, Tomi Ristimäki, said:
“To see ambitious projects such as the Mobilize Fast Charge network being implemented is testament to the fact that the EV infrastructure rollout is firmly in the scaling stage – a fact which will be warmly welcomed by the wider EV industry.”
Pierre-Emmanuel Gau, Sales Director for South & West Europe at Kempower, said:
“We’re delighted to be working with Renault, a French carmaker with a long history, which is now in a new phase. Renault has committed wholeheartedly to the EV transition, not only by producing industry-leading electric cars, but by supporting the development of the infrastructure necessary for the transition to be a widespread success.”
Anne-Cécile Bonneville, Fast Charge Director for Mobilize, said:
“As we’ve been identifying charging locations, it has been clear that compactness of the infrastructure is essential. With limited space but a requirement for plenty of fast charging capacity, Kempower’s solution stood out as having a strong size footprint to charging power ratio.”
Image courtesy of Kempower/Mobilize
