An Investment to Revolutionize Mobility
The electric adventure continues with Enel X. The business line specialized in innovative digital solutions never stops in its mission to promote the culture of electric mobility, one of the company’s founding principles. Enel X is one of the actors behind the plan to install 14,000 electric vehicle charging stations throughout Italy over the next four years. This goal is shared by a precious ally, the European Investment Bank (EIB), with which Enel X Mobility (a subsidiary of Enel X) has signed an agreement for a 10-year loan of 115 million euros earmarked for the infrastructure investment that will revolutionize mobility in Italy, paving the way towards a future of sustainability and innovation.
Our National Plan for e-Mobility
The Enel X National Plan, which aims to install f 7,000 electric vehicle charging stations by 2020 and to reach 14,000 by 2022, represents an important turning point towards a future in which greater attention is paid to climate change and efficient, ecological solutions are made accessible to all. The EIB, which is committed to supporting projects that combine technological intelligence with low environmental impact, will contribute about 50% of Enel X Mobility’s total investment.
We are firmly committed to giving Italy a decisive boost in developing a sustainable mobility system. Our plan is ambitious, and it is important to have the EIB on board to implement it. We will build a widespread and technologically advanced infrastructure that will contribute to increasing the number of electric vehicles on the road in Italy and will significantly benefit the environment and the economy, businesses and citizens, improving daily life as well as transportation and consumption habits.
CEO of Enel
Enel X Charging Technology, Inside and Outside Cities
Enel X’s Quick and Fast charging stations are the key elements of the infrastructure network that will be installed throughout Italy. The Quick stations, with a power output of 22 kW, will be located in urban areas, while extra-urban areas will feature Fast (50 kW) and Ultra Fast (over 150 kW) stations. This means nationwide coverage is guaranteed, both in the cities where 60% of the charging stations will be located and in extra-urban areas. The infrastructure also includes projects co-financed by the European Commission: the EVA+ (Electric Vehicles Arteries) project to install 180 charging points over three years along extra-urban routes; and the E-VIA FLEX-E and Central European Ultra Charging projects to provide high-power charging at 46 sites for the latest generation of electric vehicles with a range of over 400 kms (commercially available by the end of 2018), as well as for the new electric market that is targeting all drivers.
Public and Private Sector Partnerships
The Enel X National Plan can count not only on the support of regional administrations, institutions and the 350 municipalities with which it has signed agreements to date, but also on the partnerships implemented with commercial and corporate organizations, which will enable the installation of charging infrastructure in open-access private areas. The race towards e-mobility never stops, except for a charge at Enel X stations.
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