Ellie (“Electric Life”) is the Volkswagen brand that manages all of the German group’s charging, energy and sustainable mobility activities. The Elli network has just taken another important step in its development: it now has more than 400,000 charging stations in Europe !

Thus Ellie becomes the largest network of charging stations in Europewith more than 800 suppliers in 27 countries. The network has doubled in size since last year, adding around 200,000 new charging stations. Elli now offers more charging points in Western and Northern Europe, allowing access to terminals from Swedish electricity supplier Vattenfall as well as Dutch fast charging specialist Fastned.

Elli: 400,000 charging stations in Europe

Elli’s network of charging stations extends across Europe and continues to grow through agreements and partnerships with many players in the sector, such as Enel, Iberdrola, BP and Ionity. Thanks to Elli, Volkswagen aims to provide electric car owners with an international network of charging stations, dense and easily accessibleopen to all brands.

“The main factor in the development of everyday electric mobility is the ability to easily charge your car without worrying about its range”Elke Temme, CEO of Elli and Senior Vice President of Charging and Energy at Volkswagen, said: “We have taken an important step in realizing our vision by creating 400,000 charging stations in Europe. In line with our New Auto strategy, we offer European EV drivers an unparalleled charging ecosystem. We intend to continue to develop this network as quickly as possible.”– she clarified.

By the end of 2022, France had 77,000 charging stations, still far from the 100,000 target promised by the government. We’ll have to wait until late 2023 to get there. 😅 https://t.co/CDJx8vE6sB

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Ellie: new partnerships

Almost 800 electricity suppliers are already part of the Elli network. New partnerships have recently been established: with Vattenfall, which has a network of around 24,000 stations in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, with Fastned and its 1,000 powerful charging stations in the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, France and Switzerland, not forgetting about BP Pulse, which operates 6,800 charging stations in the United Kingdom.

Although Elli is the Volkswagen Group’s mobility service provider, its services are as follows available for electric cars of all manufacturers. All you have to do is become a customer of Elli or one of the offerings of the Seat, Cupra, Škoda or Volkswagen brands, not forgetting the Audi Charging Service, which will soon join the Elli portfolio.

Ellie: strategic activity

Founded in 2018, Elli, with around 250 employees, is a subsidiary of the Volkswagen concern, which enables it to develop charging and power supply activities within “New Auto” strategy..

In particular, Elli offers charging solutions for individuals and companies: wall boxes or fast charging stations, charging services and the supply of ecological electricity. To access Elli’s European network of charging stations, you can choose between an app and a card three formulas subscription plans to suit users’ needs: “Drive Free” (occasional use), “Drive City” (frequent use) and “Drive Highway” (fast charging).

Lidl is starting to charge electric cars with ultra-fast terminals and, above all, at very affordable prices. https://t.co/NRWLCul23J

— AutoPlus (@AutoPlusMag) November 10, 2022