Co-financed by the European Union’s CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY (CEF), fast-E is the currently largest EV infrastructure deployment project funded by the European Commission.
A total number of 307 multi-standard-fast chargers in four Countries, covering more than 20,000 km of major roads in Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia, will provide a significant amount of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Driving between Urban Areas, and even crossing borders with electric mobility will no longer be a theory. By the end of 2017, the fast-E network will be completed and be able to serve green energy to thousands of electric vehicles across Europe.
fast-E Timeline
- June 2015: first installations in Germany
- January 2016: first installations in Belgium
- Summer 2016: start of installations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
- End of 2016: 100 multi-standard fast chargers installed in Germany, network in Belgium completed with 37 installations
- June 2016: completion of network with 307 multi-standard fast chargers in four Countries
About fast-E
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About fast-E
Fast-E (DE/BE) aims at the creation of a minimum viable scale cross-border pilot network of multi-standard fast chargers in Germany and Belgium, seamlessly connected with other initiatives. The objective is to enable comprehensive studying of user behavior and technical and business considerations, ahead of a larger roll-out of charging infrastructure in Europe. A dedicated focus is given to study intermodality, based on the deployment of up to 30 intermodality hubs.
Driven by leading European utilities, car manufacturers, and public entities, the project connects, in both a geographical and technical sense, interoperably to other fast charging infrastructure projects. Besides the realization in Belgium and Germany, the cross-border traffic will also be enabled through the synchronisation with the other fast charging initiatives, most notably the sister-project under the complementary Action fast‑E (SK/CZ) (Cohesion Specific Call). Drawn together, the deployment pilots of the Joint Action will support different types of EVs by using multi-standard chargers and will enable long distance travel in Germany and Belgium with cross-border connections to Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Furthermore, it will also assess new locations and connections to Poland and Hungary and increase connectivity to other existing fast charging networks in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Austria, filling a gap in the fast charging network of Europe, and allowing the creation of a larger roll-out preparation plan.
