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As of the end of April 2022, there are around 85,000 purely electrically powered cars in Austria. With the increasing number of electric vehicles, the demand for (public) charging possibilities is also increasing. "Currently there are 14,500 charging points in Austria – more than petrol stations – , of which 7,500 are charging points in our roaming network", says Andreas Reinhardt, President of the Bundesverband Elektromobilität Österreich (BEÖ).
For years, BEÖ members have been investing in the expansion of public charging infrastructure with charging capacities ranging from 11 kilowatts (kW) to 350 kW. ‘E-mobilists have access to Austria’s largest roaming network for e-mobility via an app or charging card of a BEÖ member.’
To make the search for the next charging station even easier, the BEÖ makes the charging network available online via its website: Under beoe.at/roamingnetz All public charging stations in Austria are available on a daily basis and supplemented with additional information such as operator, plug type, charging power and availability.
Online directory with 14,500 charging points
The BEÖ has developed the online charging station directory together with E-VO e-Mobility, the joint venture of Austrian energy service providers for e-mobility solutions, and CIRRANTiC, the leading information service provider for public charging from Munich. In order for e-car drivers to find and conveniently charge a free charging station, digital charging management must be ensured in the background.
‘Without digitalisation, e-mobility can no longer function.”, says Ute Teufelberger, E-Mobility expert and Managing Director of E-VO. "With our services, we ensure more smartness behind the charging station and in front of the e-car." "We are pleased about the successful launch of the new BEÖ charging map", says Ulrich Heitmann, CEO of CIRRANTiC. ‘Already on the first day, when the new loading directory went online, there were over 1,000 accesses.“
The Federal Association of Electric Mobility Austria (BEÖ) represents the interests of eleven energy companies in Austria and is committed to the nationwide expansion with electromobility using 100 percent renewable energy in Austria. The members of the BEÖ are: Energie AG Vertrieb GmbH, Energie Burgenland Wärme und Service GmbH, Energie Graz GmbH & Co KG, Energie Steiermark Kunde GmbH, EVN AG, Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe AG (IKB), KELAG-Kärntner Elektrizitäts-Aktiengesellschaft, LINZ AG, Salzburg AG, illwerke vkw AG (vkw), Wien Energie GmbH. www.beoe.at
The E-VO e-Mobility GmbH is a joint venture of Austrian energy service providers for e-mobility solutions. The shareholders are: Energie Graz, Energie Steiermark, EVN, illwerke vkw, Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe AG, Kelag and Linz AG.
The CIRRANTiC GmbH is an information service provider from Munich that brings e-drivers together with e-infrastructures and services. cirrantic.com
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