Eni has inked agreements with Enel X, Be Charge with the aim to enable electric drivers fill up their vehicles with energy using the infrastructure of the three companies, which has around 20,000 electric charging points.
Enel X, Italy’s largest operator in the public charging infrastructure sector with over 13,000 points, and Be Charge, the second largest player in Italy, manage the country’s main electric vehicle charging networks.
The two EV charging network players have a widespread presence in all regions and major cities and an investment plan that aims to spread e-mobility through the installation of high-powered chargers that allow an ultra-fast, easy and totally safe charging experience.
The partnership between the companies will enable interoperability between their charging networks, allowing customers to access the service easily from their smartphones via the Enel X, BeCharge and Eni Live apps, and thus charge indifferently on the Enel X and BeCharge networks.
Federico Caleno, Head of e-Mobility, Italy said: “The interoperability of charging infrastructures is a fundamental element in the strategy to spread electric mobility in Italy, and that is why we are very pleased to have reached an agreement with Be Charge and Eni, operators who, like us, strongly believe in the electrification of transport.
“In recent years we have built a comprehensive charging network covering the entire Italian peninsula, allowing people to drive electric cars with total peace of mind. Today, through this partnership, we are further demonstrating how important it is to work in synergy with partners to make the transition to electric power even easier and more affordable.”
Frederico Caleno,Head of e-Mobility, Italy
Agreements Fit into Companies’ Sustainability Mobility Strategies
Simone Zuccotti, President of Be Charge and Head of Innovation and Business Development at Eni gas e luce said:
“The agreements fit perfectly into Be Charge’s strategy of offering travellers an increasingly easy energy refuelling experience and even more innovative services. Thanks to strategic partnerships, such as those with Enel X and Eni, we want to confirm once again our commitment to sustainable mobility… We have a plan for rapid growth in Europe, aiming to reach more than 31,000 charging points by 2030.”
Simone Zuccotti, President of Be Charge
Giovanni Maffei, Head of Green and Traditional Refining & Marketing at Eni also stated that:
“This synergy is part of Eni’s broader strategy for the mobility of the future, which includes the evolution of the current service stations, mobility points at which we plan, among other things, to offer fast and ultra-fast charging for electric mobility. The plan includes the installation of more than 1,000 charging stations on the network of our stations in Italy and abroad by 2025.”
“In addition, interoperability for electric vehicle charging is included in our Eni Live app, which allows drivers to access various services with increasingly automated, efficient and secure payments.”
Giovanni Maffei, Head of Green and Traditional Refining & Marketing
The agreement between the companies benefited from the exemption from the application of the rules on transactions between related parties adopted by Enel and Eni.
Enel X is the Enel group’s brand that offers services to accelerate innovation and drive the energy transition while Be Charge is a Be Power SpA Group company, recently acquired by Eni gas e luce (from 2022 Plenitude), dedicated to the deployment of charging infrastructure for electric mobility.
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