Shell expands fast charging network: 500th location opens in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The new charging park in Rheda-Wiedenbrück offers twelve high-power charging points for passenger cars, trucks and motorhomes. Shell is focusing its grid expansion on heavily trafficked transport hubs and is expanding its offering with hundreds of AC charging points via its subsidiary ubitricity.

A Shell gas station – stock photo for the growing network of fast-charging locations of the company in Germany. | Photo: Krzysztof Hepner via Unsplash
A Shell gas station – stock photo for the growing network of fast-charging locations of the company in Germany. | Photo: Krzysztof Hepner via Unsplash

Shell Recharge has opened in Rheda-Wiedenbrück (North Rhine-Westphalia) its largest German ultra-fast charging park to date. The site also marks the 500th charging point in the German Shell Recharge network.

The new charging hub comprises a total of twelve ultra-fast charging points, of which four are also suitable for trucks and motorhomes up to twelve meters in length. The facility is conveniently located at the A2 exit Rheda-Wiedenbrück and the B61, directly next to an existing Shell service station on Bielefelder Straße.

Focus on locations with convenient transport access

Shell concentrates the expansion of its public fast-charging network on high-traffic locations, particularly at its own gas stations. Additional charging points are also being created in cooperation with partners such as Rewe, Penny, KFC, and the operator of retail park centers Redevco. The aim is to integrate charging of electric vehicles more into everyday life.

Additional infrastructure and offerings

The gas station in Rheda-Wiedenbrück offers, in addition to the charging infrastructure, further services such as a shop with a café, a car wash, sanitary facilities, and an Amazon Locker station.

Expansion of the public charging network

Besides expanding fast charging points, Shell is also focusing on the development of additional AC charging points. Through its subsidiary ubitricity, there are currently around 1,000 more AC charging points available in public spaces. In addition, the company offers a discount program for charging sessions with the "Shell Recharge e-Deal".

Strategic direction

Shell is pursuing the strategy of further expanding the public charging network in Germany. In doing so, the company sees a trend that charging behavior is increasingly shifting from private to public space. (Source: Shell)

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