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While the country already has 14 000 points operating load, Bolloré, specifically its armed wings in this area, Blue Solutions IES announce $ 150 million to cover the terminal area. Meanwhile, hundreds of jobs will be created.
For the deployment of electric vehicles, whose sales increased 31% in the month November (8900 registrations since the beginning of the year) this seems like a very good news.
One of the main problems of the electric vehicle today is indeed a lack of autonomy, which will, according to models, from 100 to 150 km “full” battery. Terminals of multiplication can only reassure owners who fear failure. The Bolloré map does raise some questions.
- What will be the capacity and speed of charging terminals deployed?
main issue is the capacity and load terminals to be deployed quickly. So far, in fact, the Bolloré Group has installed in his car-sharing networks in Paris, Bordeaux and Lyon, as slow charging terminals. With a capacity of 3 kilowatt hours (kWh), they can charge an electric vehicle in eight hours.
Most of the terminals installed in France today is also this power. This is ideal on a company car or at home, where the car remains immobilized day. But this is an inappropriate solution to meet the fast-charging needs.
For the national network, the Bolloré Group has decided to equip its terminals with a capacity of 7.4 kWh. It is certainly better than the slow terminal, but it is still far accelerated terminals (22 kWh) or fast (50 kWh).
The charging of a battery will last at least 3-4 hours. It will be interesting in the case of a long-term parking.
The Bolloré group explained that the power load “is in compliance with the energy transition, avoiding destabilizing electrical network by calls too brutal power and extending the life of the vehicle batteries. “
That is correct, but largely irrelevant in terms of usage. If the country is squared of these semi-slow terminals, efficiency is extremely low. If two vehicles come to the same terminal congestion can be quickly problematic.
- Access to terminals will it be easier today
Today, access to the terminals is a puzzle. Either it is free and suppliers do not enter their expenses. Either it requires a code or access card and must be managed with all the “back office” needed.
By committing to provide “a service connected to a central supervision allowing the user to subscribe, to check availability and book their point of load but also to find help in case of difficulty “, the Bolloré group is preparing the establishment of a system that is both easy to use and universally accessible. What is missing in France today.
Bolloré is in fact based on the current car-sharing systems it manages. The group is less known for the physical infrastructure, which is not his first specialty, as the software and information system networks. And this is where it is most relevant.
- What is the origin of the proposed electricity?
The first users of electric vehicles are often upset about having to ride their zero-emission car thanks to nuclear power plants or gas-fired and coal.
So, the Bolloré group will propose “recharging services ” 100% green energy “ by storing renewable energy from including solar panels. “
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