Keba secures major contract from EO Charging

As part of the agreement, the two companies will install thousands of AC and DC charging stations over the coming months. Initial deployments are already underway in Sweden, Italy, the Benelux countries, and the United Kingdom. The rollout will also extend to France, the DACH region, and the Nordic countries. The total number of charging stations and the financial value of the partnership have not been disclosed.Keba, originally a specialist in automation technology, has established itself in the electric vehicle industry as a manufacturer of AC charging solutions, particularly wallboxes. Since acquiring the insolvent manufacturer EnerCharge last autumn, the Austrian company has also added DC charging systems with outputs ranging from 40 to 480 kW to its portfolio. According to the announcement, the new partnership includes Keba’s AC chargers and DC systems for semi-public use based on the KeContact DCL10.This DC charging station features an exceptionally slim dispenser, ideal for truck and bus depots, EO Charging notes. It is based on the KeContact DCU10 power unit. “All products will feature highly customised EO branding and pre-configuration for fast, low-cost installation,” the company added. It also highlights that Keba’s open service access concept will allow EO’s service partners to “install, operate, and maintain the stations with maximum flexibility and speed.”EO Charging operates in the semi-public sector rather than public charging and has implemented charging solutions for major logistics and fleet operators such as DHL, Tesco, UPS, and Amazon. Drawing on years of experience from these projects, EO identifies reliable and efficient charging infrastructure as a decisive factor in the successful transition to electromobility. Through its own platform, “Charge Assurance”, the company guarantees customers 99 per cent uptime.“EO is on a mission to help Europe’s fleets accelerate their electrification, not only to meet sustainability goals, but to improve business performance. Our partnership with KEBA, brings together its best-in-class AC and DC charging hardware with EO’s integrated software and services to deliver seamless, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions,” said Mohomoud Ismail, Fleet Director Europe at EO Charging. “For fleet operators, this delivers more than just infrastructure, it ensures business continuity, with vehicles reliably charged and ready to complete their duty cycles day after day. Together, EO and KEBA are setting a new benchmark for reliability, resilience, and operational excellence, building the charging ecosystem to power Europe’s fleets.”“KEBA and EO Charging are committed to enabling logistics and transport companies to electrify their fleets at scale,” said Stefan Richter, CEO KEBA eMobility. “Our hardware sets the benchmark for reliability and ease of integration, while EO adds the software and services needed to guarantee uptime and business continuity. Together, we are building the future of sustainable fleet charging across Europe.”This story was first published by Sebastian Schaal for electrive’s German edition.

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