'accelerate the energy transition'

Van Kessel is expanding its Greenpoint petrol station in Ede to include a charging hub for electric lorries

Direct naast de clean energy hub van BP en Greenpoint in Ede bouwt Van Kessel een logistiek laadplein voor elektrische vrachtwagens en bouwmaterieel. Foto: ProMedia, 2026

Refuelling and loading company Van Kessel is to build a logistics charging hub for electric lorries and construction machinery at the BT A12 business park in Ede. The charging station will be situated right next to the BP and Greenpoint dual-brand petrol station at the site on Bonnetstraat.

On Friday, Ede council granted approval for the construction of the logistics charging hub, which represents “an important step” towards emission-free logistics and a climate-neutral municipality by 2050. The town in Gelderland expects that, in future, an increasing number of vehicles and construction machinery will be electrically powered. The charging hub must therefore be capable of charging electric cranes and other construction machinery. “With this approval, we are taking an important step towards providing sufficient charging facilities for our businesses,” says Arnold Versteeg, councillor for the municipality of Ede. “The logistics charging hub offers businesses in Ede and the wider region the certainty that they can invest in electric freight transport and zero-emission construction machinery.”

“By creating a charging hub for logistics vehicles and construction machinery right next to our Greenpoint station, we can support our customers even more effectively in their sustainability efforts,” adds Edwin Gloudemans, Commercial Director at Van Kessel. “In this way, we can work together to accelerate the energy transition.”

The plot remains the property of the municipality of Ede and is being leased to Van Kessel on a long-term leasehold basis. The charging hub is due to open within two years.

Clean energy hub

The charging station will be located next to the dual petrol station operated by BP and Greenpoint, which both companies opened in July 2022 on the Ede industrial estate as a ‘clean energy hub’ in collaboration with Tanqplus. The refuelling and charging station consists of three parts: a Greenpoint refuelling station for lorries, a BP station for cars and a Kwajongens petrol shop operated by Tanqplus, which connects the two canopies.

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This article was automatically translated from the original Dutch text into British English.

Author: Paul Blonk

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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