With Smart Shop

Orlen opens its first in-house fast-charging hub in Germany

De officiële eerste laadhub van Orlen in Duitsland beschikt over zestien laadplekken. Foto: Orlen

The Orlen petrol station chain has opened its first fast-charging hub for electric vehicles in Germany, developed entirely in-house. The company announced this in a press release. 

The charging hub, located in Elmshorn on the A23 in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, is operated under the Orlen Charge brand and features sixteen high-power charging points with a charging capacity of up to 400 kW. Eight Alpitronic HYC400 fast chargers have been installed for this purpose. The covered charging bays are fitted with solar panels that contribute to the site’s energy supply. A digital price display provides users with information on current charging rates. The charging hub is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Smart Shop

In addition to the charging infrastructure, Orlen has also invested in additional facilities. The site features an unstaffed Smart Shop measuring 18 square metres, where customers can purchase coffee, snacks, non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks, tobacco products and car accessories. The shop uses the so-called Grab & Go system, whereby payment is processed automatically without the need for staff to be present or for items to be scanned manually.

The site also offers seating, toilets, vacuum cleaners that can be paid for via a QR code, and facilities for checking tyre pressure.

Orlen’s Smart Shop, where customers do not need to pay at a till.

Roll-out

With the opening of this site, Orlen Deutschland is taking the next step in the roll-out of its e-mobility strategy. According to the company, the German Orlen Charge network now comprises 238 charging points. Spanning seven countries, the originally Polish company operates around 3,500 petrol stations. The company recently announced that it would be phasing out the use of paper receipts at 600 petrol stations in Germany and switching entirely to digital receipts.

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

Author: Nina Koelewijn

Source: MobilityEnergy.com

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