- Siemens Smart Infrastructure, alongside E.ON’s CPO branch, E.ON Drive Infrastructure, have signed a global framework agreement, to build on the CPO’s over 16,000 charge points, which exist over both public and private charging networks.
- Thanks to new Siemens charging units, E.ON will now benefit from Siemen’s Sifinity Control software, allowing it full visibility over its charging networks, with the ability to easily monitor and configure all charge points.
- The agreement will help boost its charging infrastructure in Europe, particularly across Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, helping E.ON to achieve its goal of installing over 1,000 public fast chargers every year.
Europe’s public EV charging boosted by new partnership
This will include the use of Siemens’ own SICHARGE D charging systems, a DC fast charging unit capable of providing power of up to 400kW, and allows up to four charge points to be on a single grid connection. With multiple options for payment terminals on the charge point, Siemens and E.ON will find it easier to roll the chargers out in each specific country’s requirements.
With E.ON now having backend access to its network with this new agreement, the two firms are hoping that this will ensure higher charge point uptime, which was noted as a key goal of the CPO industry, at the recent UK EV SUMMIT.
Arjan Van Der Eijk, Chief Operating Officer at E.ON Drive Infrastructure, commented:
“With Siemens, we have another strong provider on board that supports us with its solutions for the expansion of our public charging network in Europe, serving a wide range of current and future use cases. The combination of reliable hardware and tailor-made services ensures a stable network and an optimized charging experience.”
Markus Mildner, CEO of eMobility at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, added:
“For charging station operators, customer satisfaction and a high level of profitability are the most important priorities. With the high quality and reliability of our hardware and our service offerings, we want to support E.ON in achieving this goal.”
