Poles on the Free To X track: 50 service zones are equipped with fast charging February 10, 2023 2

The Free To X plan continues to ship, and with the next two (imminent) activations, the Autostrade per l’Italia (Aspi) network will have 50 filling stations. have infrastructure for fast charging of electric vehicles. Thus, the company has reached the middle of its project. As we know the goal is to get there equip 100 service stations along the Aspi-operated highway network with high power charging points by the end of 2023.

It is clear that work is ongoing and the company reports that it completed the work of 20 more stations network, 10 more are under construction. This is definitely good news. Electricity users in Italy have always had to contend with the lack of charging stations on motorways. A problem that complicates travel because it forces you to leave motorways in search of a station where you can quickly fill up with energy.

Thanks to the work of Free To X, this gap is finally being gradually filled. However, there is still a lot of work to be done. In the latest report on the status of the Italian charging network Motus-E stressed that the growth of this infrastructure has been severely limited by the failure to publish the notices required by law to allow operators to install charging stations en masse on major roads. General Secretary of Motus-E Francis NasoOn this he commented:

Car concessionaires who have not started installing self-charging points are required by law to publish tenders for the installation of poles, but we understand that no tenders have yet been announced for the provision of a sub-concession for recharging roads. electric vehicles. We hope that after years of delays, this government will finally be able to shed some light on the matter, thus ensuring that Italy can also have a widespread and indispensable motorway recharging network.

However, on the front of expanding charging infrastructure on highways Aspi announced another important innovation. In fact, he reported that he had activity on provision of account replenishment services has been started high power in relation to other service areas not included in the Free To X plan, for which other managers will be able to access. So the goal is to cover the entire ASPI-operated highway network with charging points. Roberto TomasiCEO of Autostrade per l’Italia, commented:

We are very proud to be one of the main interpreters of the energy transition and sustainable mobility in Italy. With the Highway Network Electrification Plan, we want to give a concrete answer to the challenge of the sustainability revolution in the face of the rapidly growing market for all-electric vehicles. Thus, the highway is increasingly becoming the central infrastructure for the development of the country in the name of technology and innovation, creating benefits in terms of employment and the economy.

We remind you that the columns installed by Free To X allow you to supply electric vehicles with energy up to a maximum power of 300 kW.