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The activities of the joint venture of Enel X Way and Volkswagen Group continue, with 13 new stations installed and a total of 50 charging points located in 7 different Italian regions in the last quarter of 2023, further expanding its high-power charging network.

 

Another 50 new ultra-fast charging points (PoCs) at 13 stations. These are the numbers achieved in the last quarter of 2023 by Ewiva, born from the collaboration between Enel X Way and Volkswagen Group to build the largest public high-power charging network in Italy.

 

With this achievement, the CPO – Charging Point Operator – confirms its leading role in enabling the transition to electric mobility in Italy by focusing on the capillarity of the charging infrastructure. Thanks to this new step, in fact, Ewiva has further enriched its High Power Charging (HPC) network, expanding between October and December 2023 the number of its ultra-fast electric charging stations in 7 different Italian regions, from North to South.

 

Six new high-power charging stations have been activated in Lombardy, for a total of 25 new charging points: the 2 columns activated in Castrezzato (BS) are 300kW, as are the 2 in Ospedaletto Lodigiano (LO) and the 3 in Caponago (MB), while the 2 infrastructures in Rovato (BS) and the 3 in Gadesco-Pieve Delmona (CR) are 150kW; finally, in Bergamo, a “Standalone” station with a 100kW charging point has been activated.

 

In Liguria, Ewiva has activated in Imperia a new ultra-fast charging station equipped with 2 columns, for a total of 4 charging points, 2 of 150kW and 2 of 300kW; in Emilia Romagna a new 100kW “Standalone” column has been installed in Reggio Emilia, while in Veneto, in Campo San Martino (PD), the new charging infrastructures activated are 2 and their power is 150kW each.

 

New activations also in central Italy: in Lazio, in Colleferro (RM), in the parking lot of the Coop shopping area, two 300kW columns each have been activated and inaugurated, while in Orte (VT) e-drivers can count on 2 new 150 kW infrastructures. Both locations are located in carefully selected strategic areas, with multiple services available nearby, and are easily accessible to e-drivers. Also in central Italy, in Abruzzo, Ewiva has activated two new 150 kW columns in Sulmona (AQ).

 

Finally, Sicily saw the activation of two new 300 kW charging infrastructures placed along the Syracuse-Catania highway, in the Serramendola Est service area.

 

Distributed throughout the peninsula and the islands, the latest Ewiva recharging stations activated are also all strategically located near businesses, services or points of interest, further confirming the company’s commitment to ensuring an increasingly simple and comfortable recharging experience for electric travelers. With the same goal in mind, the new stations in Colleferro (RM), Castrezzato (BS), Ospedaletto Lodigiano (LO) and Serramendola Est (SR) have also introduced the new service that allows users to pay for recharging directly at the station with debit, credit or prepaid cards.

Businesses, research centers, and organizations: here are 100 virtuous stories of Italian players committed to developing electric mobility. Ewiva is one of these.

Fondazione Symbola, Enel Group, and Enel X Way presented today in Rome the report “100 Italian e-mobility stories 2023: energies and talents playing a leading role in the new era of mobility”. This is the fourth edition of a seminal information gathering and storytelling work, focusing on all players who are concretely helping out in developing electric mobility in Italy. Stories of innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, talent, and expertise, allow Italy to play a significant role in the e-mobility revolution.

E-mobility: a dynamic industry and a constantly growing market

The report’s showcase event was first and foremost the chance to share data and trends proving how the new mobility era – more sustainable and efficient – isn’t simply the future, but already a reality.
Globally, there are currently almost 20 million passenger electric vehicles circulating, along with 1.3 million electric commercial vehicles, and over 280 million electric scooters, bikes, and mopeds. Recent estimates call for EVs to surpass a 50% market share by 2030 (source: Bloomberg BNEF), driven by BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) technology.
Currently, the main markets are represented by China and the European Union, with the latter recording a 65.7% rise in registrations of EVs or low-emission vehicles (ECV) compared to 2020. Staying within the bounds of the European markets, Germany takes first place on the podium with 682 thousand registrations, followed by Great Britain (306 thousand) and France (303 thousand).
According to data from GreenItaly 2022, Italy wrapped up 2021 with a 199% rise in the sales of electrified vehicles (hybrids or fully electric) compared to the previous year, reaching 38.4% of total sales, thus proving to be a dynamic and growing market in a country capable of landmark investments both in infrastructure and technology.
The stories outlined in the report tell this story: an all-around commitment from the entire industrial sector to hasten the transition towards a mobility model which is more sustainable from an environmental, economic, and social standpoint.

100 stories and their protagonists

These are the main players of the electric mobility industry as outlined in the report through the selected stories: from car makers to e-bike, light vehicle, moped, and e-Bus producers; from companies working in the components business to the designers who are imagining and engineering new forms and shapes in electric mobility; from sharing services to the main actors in the charging business.
One of the 100 Italian-made stories of excellence is very much our own. It’s the story of Ewiva, a joint venture stemming from the partnership between Enel X Way and Volkswagen Group to equip Italy with the largest ultra-fast charging network, available for all e-drivers and powered by 100% renewable power. Our commitment is to address in an effective way the needs of a constantly growing market, setting up by 2025 over 3.000 high-voltage charging points throughout the Italian territory, to make electric mobility an even more accessible choice, for everybody.

Download the full report “100 Italian e-mobility stories 2023”

On 13 December 2022, in Rome, Enel X Way and the Volkswagen Group announced the official launch of Ewiva, the largest ultra-fast charging network for electric vehicles in Italy.

Ewiva’s journey has finally started and on December 13th, during the launch event in Rome, Volkswagen Group and Enel X Way, the Enel Group’s global business line dedicated to electric mobility, officially announced the Joint Venture they founded together at the end of 2021.
Ewiva has the challenging goal of building and operating a widespread, reliable and high-power (up to 350 kW) charging network powered entirely by 100% renewable energy.
The network will involve city centres, suburban areas and main roads used by commuters and tourists, ensuring a simple and accessible user experience for all electric car drivers.

The launch event

A special event took place in Rome to celebrate the company’s launch, involving Ewiva, Enel X Way and Volkswagen Group’s Top Management, together with experts of sustainability, innovation and technology. It has been a great opportunity to get to know the values, mission and objectives of the new company, which is entering the Italian electric mobility market with a leading position in the ultra-fast recharging segment, and to discuss the main challenges and opportunities of the e-mobility development in Italy and Europe.
Ewiva’s first premium site at Via Flaminia 871 was also inaugurated, the largest in Rome and among the largest in Italy, with 14 charging points of up to 300 kW power each and a lounge open to all users.
For those who were not present at the event and missed the live streaming, a full recording is available at this link.

Ewiva’s charging points network

The adventure has only just begun, but Ewiva has already established the largest nationwide ultra-fast charging network. To date, some 750 charging points have already been activated, available at more than 233 sites, and the development plan is constantly accelerating, increasing charging opportunities for electric vehicles to travel comfortably throughout the country, from North to South, East to West.

The e-mobility revolution accelerates and it is finally time to say, Ewiva!