The car maker says that, while their vehicles charge, drivers will be able to access a 24/7 rest and service area.
Most of the stations will be at Renault dealerships less than five minutes from a motorway or expressway exit. The network will encompass 200 stations in Europe by mid-2024, including France, Belgium, Italy and Spain. In France, Mobilize will install 90 stations – or one ultrafast station every 150km on France’s trunk roads.
Each station will have six ultrafast charging points, supplying up to 400kW, which Renault says makes this network one of the most powerful in Europe.
“One of Mobilize’s objectives is to make mobility cleaner and more accessible,” said Clotilde Delbos, CEO, Mobilize. “Mobilize Fast Charge is helping by providing all electric vehicle drivers with access to ultrafast charging points whatever brand they drive. To make this happen, Mobilize is leveraging two of Renault Group’s strengths: its granular sales network and Mobilize Power Solutions’ expertise.”
To reduce Mobilize Fast Charge stations’ impact on the grid, the charging mechanism relies on a smart energy management system combined with stationary storage capacity using electric vehicle batteries and, in some places, solar power from photovoltaic panels.
Renault says the storage system will be able to deliver a full 600kW of instantaneous power, even when several cars are charging at the same time.
