(Finance) – Free to Xthe Group’s sustainable mobility company Motorways for ItalyAnd SEAa management company of the two Milan airports (Linate and Malpensa), today inaugurated the first maxi charging station for electric vehicles Superfast Charging Station at the airport Milan Linate.
The Mayor of Milan spoke at the ceremony Giuseppe Salawhile the Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility Enrico Giovannini participated in video link. Also present was the Councilor for Infrastructure, Transport and Sustainable Mobility of the Lombardy Region Claudia Maria Terzithe President of ENAC Pierluigi of Palmathe President of Autostrade per l’Italia Elisabetta Oliverithe Chief Executive Officer of SEA Armando Brunini and the CEO of Free to X Giorgio Moroni.
There charging stationamong the largest in an international airport, is powered 100% renewable energy and equipped with 5 ultrafast columns with power supply up to 300kW, capable of recharge up to 10 vehicles at the same time. The points will allow you to recharge the latest generation cars in 15/20 minuteswill be operational 24 hours on 24 and they will accept all forms of payment with the main Mobility Service Providers.
The construction of the Free to X charging station follows the award of a tender announced by SEA for the construction of 4 Superfast Charging Station and sees Free To X as Charge Point Operator of the stations and Atlasa company of the NHOA Group, in the role of partner for the creation and management of the services of energy management. Activation takes place after that of first fast multistandard column in the Arrivals areaactive for a few weeks already.
At the airport of Malpensa instead they will be installed 4 columns, 3 of which ultrafast, capable of loading 7 vehicles in parallel. The project started today also includes 2 additional columnsone of which is superfast (up to 150kW), capable of charging 4 electric cars at a timeinstalled in the areas outside the Terminals dedicated to private aviation.
“The European Union is embracing sustainable mobility and politics must support this change, especially from a social point of view”. said the Minister Giovannini in video link, recalling that “our country is behind in the transition and the Draghi government has tried to fill the gap with the PNRR”. Giovannini underlined that in the future of mobility there is not only the electric one and “in the PNRR important investments are foreseen also for hydrogen”, while “the research on bio fuels is proceeding”.
“Today’s inauguration represents a very important moment. ASPI is involved in the project through Free to X, a technological startup created to act as an engine of innovation and transfer within the Group everything needed for innovative and sustainable mobility” , has explained Elisabetta Oliveri, President of Autostrade per l’Italia, recalling that 100 charging areas are expected to be installed on the motorway network by 2023 and that ASPI’s task is to ensure that these areas are at a distance of 50 km on the motorway network . At the same time, however, ASPI “participates in the global challenge of reducing polluting emissions even outside the motorway, making its experience in the path of profound transformation of transport available to other mobility players with a view to sustainability”.
Giorgio Moroni, CEO of Free to X recalled that the company “has started the construction of one of the largest high-power charging networks for electric vehicles in Italy, starting from the motorway area where the installation of a 300kW hypercharger is underway on 100 service areas, from north to south, with an interdistance of 50 km “. The manager stressed that the new charging station can be considered a “point of reference that demonstrates how the electric charging station is very similar to a traditional service station, with a shelter and a charging speed that is competitive with respect to the ‘traditional car “.