Carrefour rolls out an electro-mobility service, completely powered by green energy
Having announced that it will be gradually installing 2000 charging stations between now and 2023 at all of its hypermarkets, Carrefour is picking up the pace and is extending rollout to all of its Carrefour Market supermarkets, starting in the second half of this year. At least 3000 additional charging stations, entirely powered by green energy, will be available by 2025. It will thus become France’s leading electric charging network, with more than 700 stations and 5000 spaces, half of which will deliver high power provided by Enedis.
The first Carrefour Énergies station will be available to customers in the car park of the Troyes - La Chapelle Saint-Luc hypermarkets, starting on 8 April 2022. Each hypermarket will get an average of ten electric charging spaces, while each supermarket will get five. Customers will be able to access the service via the Carrefour Énergies* mobile app.
Charging stations for everyone
Carrefour is the first retailer in France to provide its customers with a complete electro-mobility service, ranging from 22 kW to 300 kW, so as to meet users’ varying requirements:
- a 22 kW "comfort" charging service which is free for the first hour for loyalty card or Carrefour PASS card holders. So for a period of one hour, customers with city cars can charge their battery for free to up to around 50%;
- a 50 kW to 300 kW ultra-fast charging service. These stations will charge batteries completely in between 20 and 60 minutes, depending on the vehicle;
- a free service for charging soft mobility solutions, such as E-bikes and electric scooters.
Carrefour has teamed up with two leading partners to build and operate the electric vehicle charging infrastructure at its stores:
- ALLEGO for stations next to its hypermarkets
- DRIVECO for stations next to its Carrefour Market supermarkets
“With Carrefour Énergies, our customers know that they will find a station with a high-quality charging service for all types of electric vehicle – including soft mobility solutions. This ambitious rollout at Carrefour Market supermarkets will be in addition to what we are already doing at our hypermarkets. It is evidence of Carrefour’s commitment to the energy transition for our customers and the regions in which we operate”, said Jérôme Nanty, Executive Director for Human Resources and Assets for the Group and France.
Carrefour committed to tackling climate change
Thanks to its efforts along the entire length of the value chain – from logistics transport (fleets of lorries which run on biomethane) to store consumption (energy efficiency plans, photovoltaic electricity production, etc.), the Group is one of the world's leading companies engaged in tackling climate change, according to the CDP Climate.
*Mobile Carrefour Énergies Application: exists for both iPhone and Android and will help you find Carrefour Énergies stations. It can also be used to start and pay for charging. The application gives you one hour's charging for free if you are a loyalty card or Pass card holder.