Three companies are working together to open a series of public charging sites for electric trucks in Norway. Finland-based Kempower is a manufacturer of DC fast charging solutions. Fastcharge is an operator of charge points for heavy vehicles. Wennstrom, an e-mobility solution provider, is the sales and services partner for the project.
In July, the three companies opened a public heavy-duty EV charging site in Alnabru, an industrial area of Oslo. Norway is already home to truck charging points at depots, but according to the companies, this is the country’s first public charging site designed exclusively for trucks.
This site is the first in a series of public truck charging sites to be delivered by the partners—further charging sites will be located in the municipalities of Ringsaker, Sandefjord, Gjesdal, Bergen and Malvik.
Trucks at the site are powered by the Kempower Power Unit, the company’s rack-style, modularly scalable converter cabinet solution, which is capable of delivering up to 600 kW of charging power. Multiple units connect to six to eight Kempower Liquid Cooled Satellites. ThePower Unit is compatible with the new Megawatt Charging System (MCS), enabling the site to power new MCS-compatible electric trucks in the near future.
The site’s Kempower charging solutions are all connected to the Fastcharge app, which allows drivers to book space ahead of arrival and make payments seamlessly through electronic invoicing. Fastcharge will also act as the first point of call for services and maintenance at the site.
“Offering public, on-the-move charging for trucks that is reliable, scalable, and user-friendly is critical for the adoption of electrical trucks,” said Erik Kanerva, Sales Director of Northern Europe at Kempower. “We look forward to building many more truck charging stations together.”
“We aim to be the natural choice for transportation companies by offering a premium service, and at the same time facilitating the transition to electrification with reduced total cost of ownership,” said Harald Grytten, CEO at Fastcharge.
Source: Kempower