But this time The shock could come from Bolloré.
The group has filed an application with the Ministry of Economy to deploy 16,000 points of public charging for electric and hybrid vehicles in France. An evoked long project. In May, Arnaud Montebourg, Minister of Economy, had stated that EDF and Bolloré had expressed interest. A few months earlier, Vincent Bolloré was prepared to launch the deployment in two years by putting on the table a 150 million investment over two years. Now the Ministry of Economy said that this investment could be done, but in four years.
If the experts agree that in 90% of cases, charging will be done at home or at work, the existence of public terminals would be a kind of guarantee to allow to take off sales of these vehicles are symbolic in France. Since early 2014, less than 9,000 electric vehicles were registered in a car market of around 1.7 million units.
The reluctance of common
So far, the deployment of terminals has met with resistance from local communities whose finances are not flourishing. They are reluctant to invest in a technology whose future remains uncertain about the arrival of new promising technologies. First the development of fuel cell cars with a range of over 500 km, with a cooldown of minutes and zero pollution to the key.
While the municipalities could have a budget of 50 million euros thanks to the various support plans in place for years, only one-fifth was used. However, the state persists and signs in response to a European directive which requires a national deployment plan. Brussels hopes that 97,000 public charging points are installed in France by 2020. Meanwhile, the draft law on the energy transition plans to reach 7 million charge points in 2030. Time will tell if it realistic …
Registrations of electric vehicles since January 2014 (source automobile-propre.com)
The Ministry of the Economy and the Ecology should decide on the Bolloré project by the end of January 2015. If the legal details are still unclear, several factors are known. The planned 16,000 terminals could help equip two or three big cities and begin deploying the terminals on the busiest routes. The group will rely on his experience Autolib ‘electric vehicle self-service in Paris and surrounding cities. The idea is to have an accessible point average every 40 km.
still charge time Very long
On the technical side, the group considered that the best solution was to install terminals slow charge (8 hour charge) or fast (4 hours). Installation of fast connections (30 minutes) was not retained because of the risk that it would destabilize the network in case of high user demand. So, this network will still not allow electric vehicle users to perform a long drive less to spend much time on the road and especially at the load terminal!
The network deployment by a private operator also raises some questions. This is the Bolloré group that will decide the location of these terminal points in each region. In addition, if the project has been a national dimension thanks to the law of 23 July 2014 and exempt from levy of occupation of the public domain, Bolloré will necessarily seek to have a return on investment by implementing additional services and invoiced in addition to the sale of electricity.
“The network will also be available without subscription for temporary users. In addition, the group will offer recharging services “100% green energy” by storing renewable energy from including solar panels, but also electromobility services (car sharing) and access to wifi hotspot or relays 4G, “said the group.
According to Bolloré if this investment is realized, the terminals will be produced at its plant in Besançon (Doubs) and will allow the hiring of a hundred people to make the connection work in the network, the IT solution necessary for the implementation of the customer journey and monitoring the operation of the charging infrastructure.
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