Ultra-fast charging: METRO Vösendorf with high-power chargers for customers and employees
METRO has been committed to future-oriented energy efficiency for years. Many measures are implemented directly in the wholesale stores or on site. Three HyperChargers have now been installed by SMATRICS as part of a site partnership in which METRO Vösendorf provides space.
“Laden@store” for customers and employees
It is important to METRO that all employees and customers can recharge their batteries directly at the locations. The charging infrastructure in the METRO parking lots is therefore being continuously expanded. The new high-power chargers are currently available at METRO Vösendorf, and METRO Wiener Neustadt will follow by the end of the year. In 2025, the Simmering, Salzburg, Langenzersdorf, Klagenfurt and Linz locations will be equipped with HPC chargers, followed by Dornbirn, St. Pölten and Innsbruck in 2026.
METRO Austria CEO Thierry Guillon-Verne: “We are committed to the further expansion of electromobility for our employees, for our local customers and in the delivery business. For us, promoting electromobility is not just part of our sustainability strategy. It is also crucial to sustainably improve the quality of life and air in urban regions, i.e. where the majority of our customers cater for their guests. Customers who drive electrically know that they can charge their cars at METRO, sometimes free of charge or at reasonable prices.”
Ronald Lausch, CSO of SMATRICS: “We are proud to have been working with METRO since 2022 to expand the charging infrastructure at the locations and thus further advance the mobility transition in Austria. Ultra-fast charging, like at METRO in Vösendorf, makes it easier for people to integrate e-mobility into their everyday lives.”
Specifically, customers and employees at the Vösendorf location now have access to six ultra-modern ultra-fast charging points with an output of up to 300 kW. Depending on the vehicle's charging capacity, these high-power chargers can charge electricity for a range of 100 kilometers in just five minutes. In addition to installation, SMATRICS is responsible for technical operation & maintenance and the 24/7 service hotline. Furthermore, all fast-charging points are powered by 100% green electricity.
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