From day one, Fastned has redefined what a charging station could look like. When the competition installed a single charger in the least visited part of a parking lot, not willing to inconvenience the public at large still driving gasmobiles, Fastned built a large and very recognizable station. It was … [continued]
You may know me as the Grumpy Old Man down in the comments. What is less known: I am also extremely lazy. For all the visitors to the opening ceremony of Fastned’s first charging station complete with convenience store, children’s playground, and outside sitting area, they made large panels with … [continued]
A lesson for the whole world: building a strong EV charging infrastructure accelerated the Netherlands’ electric vehicle adoption The Netherlands is literally charging its way through electric vehicle adoption in Europe. While Norway captures headlines with its 89% EV market share, the Dutch have focused on a different form of … [continued]
Fastned was founded to enable “Electric Freedom,” the capability to travel by electric car everywhere the driver likes to go, something that was not possible in the first electric car age. That is roughly the period from 1880 to 1930. The grid, the batteries, and the charging possibilities of those … [continued]
The European Spark Alliance is not coming to the USA. I am sorry for all our readers between the Atlantic and Pacific and between Canada and Mexico. Charging will remain problematic at least until the next administration in Washinton D.C. For all our other readers outside Europe, I hope your … [continued]
2024 is another Fastned year of fast growth Fastned published its Q4 2024 results recently. The main message, and the main topic with the financial analysts, was the growth strategy based on the results over recent years. The commercial numbers over the quarter were as expected, no news there. In … [continued]
GM is heavily investing in solar power agreements for three assembly facilities, including the Newport Solar project site that is expected to generate enough electricity to power 30,000 households annually. In addition, this week’s EV lineup appears to bring back Road Warrior, with an upgrade, and the Batmobile, with even … [continued]
Positive Cash Flow for Fastned In the recent H1-2023 financial report from Fastned, there was one news item I had been waiting for. I knew it was coming, it was unavoidable, and it would be a huge line to cross. That item was positive cash flow that enables Fastned to … [continued]
Fastned, one of the premier EV fast charging networks in the world (but just operating in Europe), is expanding its network into Denmark. The Dutch company has won a tender to build three superfast charging stations — power output of 400 kW per charger. That’s also the number of EV … [continued]
Fastned annual report 2022 was so good it makes me eager for the 2023 report.
