France’s EDF buys electric vehicle charging point firm Pivot Power

FILE PHOTO: A logo of French electric company EDF is seen at an office building in La Defense business district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, October 12, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

(Reuters) – French state-controlled energy group EDF has agreed to buy Pivot Power, a British start-up company that specialises in battery storage and electric vehicle charging points.

EDF, which did not disclose the financial terms of the acquisition, said the deal would allow it to become a leader in the fast-growing field of battery storage.

Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, editing by Louise Heavens

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