EnBW opens fast-charging site with photovoltaic park

Charge in 15 minutes for a range of up to 400 kilometers

According to the energy company, the charging station has 20 charging points of the highest power class up to 400 kilowatts. E-cars can be charged there within 15 minutes for a range of up to 400 kilometers. The station could later be expanded to up to 40 landing points. Sanitary facilities would be available to customers during the charging stop, and a restaurant at an adjacent rest area is still to be connected.

The photovoltaic park has a capacity of more than 1.7 megawatts and will supply electricity directly to the charging park in future. At peak times, for example, eight vehicles with 200 kilowatts each or four vehicles with 400 kilowatts each could be charged simultaneously with local green electricity.

"The Klipphausen charging park not only strengthens the fast-charging network in the eastern German states, but also impressively demonstrates how the various components of the energy and mobility transition are interlinked," says Volker Rimpler, Head of Technology at EnBW Mobility. The investment sum was not disclosed.