Shell to Place Electric Chargers at European Gas Stations

This year, the first EV chargers will appear at Shell stations in the Netherlands and England.

February 03, 2017

LONDON – This week, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it would add electric vehicle charging stations to its European gasoline stations in 2017, The Drive reports. The first chargers will be installed at Shell stations in the Netherlands and United Kingdom.

“We currently are exploring a role in charging EVs. Recently, Shell ran eMobility trials with commercial fleet customers in the UK, Germany and USA (California), seeking to establish how charging of battery EVs can be successfully integrated to minimize the impact to the power grid balance. During these trials, Shell worked with partners to help customers running fleets of EVs, to shift the charging of their vehicles to avoid periods of peak demand and high costs,” the company said in a statement.

While electric vehicles only capture a tiny percentage of new car sales worldwide, by 2040, EVs will represent 15% to 35% of the global vehicle market in terms of sales, according to HIS Markit. Last April, the German government, BMW and Daimler and Volkswagen launched an incentive program to boost sales of electric vehicles and hybrids.

Shell is the latest fuel marketer to dip into the EV charging market. Last month, Porsche, Audi, Daimler, Ford and BMW announced a joint effort to fashion a network of hyper-fast charging stations throughout Europe. In the United States, Tesla and Sheetz have partnered together to install Supercharger stations at some Sheetz stations. 

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