They will be located in 40 company locations throughout Spain
MADRID, 7 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The sports retail company Decathlon and EDP have reached an agreement for the installation of more than 400 charging points for electric vehicles in 39 establishments and a company logistics center in Spain.
These charging points will be distributed throughout the peninsula and will be owned by EDP, who will be in charge of their installation, operation and support. Of varied types, there will be chargers with powers of 22 kW (semi-fast), 50 kW (fast) and 150 kW (ultra-fast). The latter will be available 24 hours a day for drivers.
New features are also included regarding the methods of payment, since it can be done through the ‘Move on’ application and with ‘contactless’ technology to carry it out with a bank card or through a mobile device.
“With this new agreement reached with EDP, Decathlon will become one of the main sports equipment establishments to have a large network of electric chargers, thus increasing its commitment to sustainability and care for the environment,” it said in a statement.
The Real Estate Director of Decathlon Spain, Yolanda Lara, highlighted the importance of this agreement, which, according to her, represents a “further step” in the development of the company’s strategic real estate sustainability plan.
“We have been working for many years to reduce CO2 emissions in the real estate field, promoting multiple actions such as the renovation of roofs with thermal insulation using TPO and PIR, high-efficiency and monitored air conditioning machines, LED lighting systems with intelligent lighting self-regulation, as well as the commissioning of the first photovoltaic plants.
For this reason, this agreement with EDP for the installation of electric vehicle chargers is yet another step by Decathlon to reduce the carbon footprint of our centers,” he commented.
For his part, EDP’s director of Sustainable Mobility, Javier Martínez Ríos, pointed out that, thanks to the agreement with Decathlon, the energy company “will grow” its charging network throughout Spain and will bring its offer closer to neighborhoods and municipalities.
“In addition, it will guarantee a convenience recharging option, that is, whoever has a plug-in vehicle will be able to charge their vehicle while they shop,” added Martínez Ríos.
EDP thus expands its infrastructure network of electrical charging points in the Spanish territory, where it has more than 1,315 and in 2022 it has reached almost 70,000 public charging points, avoiding more than 575 tons of CO2.