Shell Recharge: First Charging Stations Online at KFC
The oil and energy company Shell Deutschland GmbH and KFC Germany have put the first Shell Recharge ultrafast charging stations into operation at KFC on Schiffenberger Weg in Gießen. Customers can ultrafast charge (up to 300 kW) their electric cars at a total of six charging points during their restaurant visit. The restaurant in Gießen is the first of 23 KFC restaurants nationwide, located near motorways, where ultrafast charging stations with a total of 120 DC charging points will be installed in the coming years.
"With the commissioning of the first Shell Recharge charging stations at KFC in Europe, we aim to drive the energy transition forward and thereby make it easier for drivers to switch to an electric vehicle," explained Tobias Bahnsen, Head of Shell E-mobility, responsible for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
The infrastructure for charging electric cars is still a challenge for many drivers. The cooperation with Shell offers our guests a convenient option, says Thorsten Müller, Head of Development at Westrest GmbH, which manages KFC's operations in Germany.
The petroleum company aims to become a net-zero emissions business by 2050. One building block for this is the establishment of a wide range of charging options for electric vehicles. In 2019, they began installing Shell Recharge fast-charging stations at Shell gas stations. In 2021, they acquired the Berlin startup ubitricity, which enables charging at streetlights. Recently, SBRS GmbH, a leading provider of charging infrastructure solutions for commercial electric vehicles, joined them. In 2022, the company commissioned the first fast-charging stations in parking lots of REWE and PENNY markets. Additionally, there is a cooperation agreement with IONITY, a joint venture of Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Hyundai, Porsche, and Volkswagen, to install fast-charging stations along highways in European countries. By 2025, the company aims to operate more than 70,000 public charging points worldwide and over 200,000 by 2030.
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