Turkey's fastest electric vehicle charging stations are coming

DBE Holding's subsidiary FOUR and Siemens have signed a cooperation for the fast charging unit. As part of the agreement, FOUR purchased 50 300 kW output chargers from Siemens. The devices, which will serve with DC electricity, will charge electric vehicles in as little as 25 minutes.

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DBE Holding, one of the leading companies in the renewable energy sector, cooperated with Siemens for a fast charging unit. According to the agreement, FOUR, a subsidiary of DBE Holding, purchased 50 fast chargers from Siemens. Mehmet Taha Pınar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DBE Holding, wished that the agreement they signed with Siemens would be fruitful for all sector stakeholders.

Time on Charge Charge will be reduced to 25 minutes

Evaluating the details of the agreement, Pınar said, "We continue our cooperation with Siemens. We signed a new agreement with them. According to the agreement, we will purchase 50 fast chargers with 300 kW output power. Within the scope of this investment, our purchase will reach 350 units in the ongoing process. We aim to establish a sustainable infrastructure system throughout Turkey by increasing the number of stations with FOUR in the near future with this agreement, which we accept as a starting point. Currently, there are approximately 3,500 charging stations already installed in Turkey that are open to general use. 95 percent of them have an output of 22 kW and the filling time of these products can take up to 4-6 hours. The products we will use are devices that serve with DC electricity at 300 kW output power. However, the refill times will be reduced to 25 minutes depending on the batteries of the vehicles."

Pınar, who made evaluations about electric vehicle charging stations, said: "Our aim with this agreement is to reach a widespread network from scratch. Today, we need to implement the technology of the future. We will obtain the energy of the stations we will establish from renewable sources and make completely environmentally friendly production. With this opportunity, we will pave the way for the transformation of heavy vehicles and electric vehicles. DC charging stations established in our country have an output power of 50-100 kW, although these devices are called fast chargers in Turkey, they are divided into two as "Supercharger" and "Rapidcharger" on the European side. It is exciting for us to be installing Turkey's first Rapidchargers in Turkey with Siemens. We know that our country is in a transformation at the point of electric vehicles. At the same time, we plan for the future with the awareness that Blockchain-based technologies will increase their activity in every field. In this regard, the fact that renewable energy in our country is managed with Block-chain-based YEK-G certificate is a very important development for our country. For this reason, we will be offering our Blockchain-integrated infrastructure so that the service we will provide can serve on a zero-carbon basis within the scope of Kyoto Protocol. At the same time, while providing charging service; We are about to complete our R&D activities for an infrastructure where Block-chain / Electricity Storage / Demand Balancing / Renewable Energy Production will work fully integrated. The readiness of our country as an infrastructure for the new generation technology, the developing user demand and this cooperation with Siemens show that we are taking the right steps for tomorrow."

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"We are working for a carbon neutral economy with our technology production, which is our purpose"

Commenting on the cooperation agreement with FOUR, Hüseyin Gelis, Chairman and CEO of Siemens Turkey, said, "We are working for a carbon neutral future with our DEGREE strategy, which we have implemented within the scope of our sustainability-based growth strategy. DEGREE is the name of our 6 priorities: decarbonisation, ethics, governance, resource efficiency, equity and employability."

Stating that they act with the approach of 'Transforming the Present for the Future', Gelis said, "As Siemens Turkey, we have been leading the technological development of our country for more than 165 years. We aim to create benefits for industries, the environment and the world by producing technology that has a purpose. Our most important goal is to support the energy efficiency and sustainability efforts of the institutions we cooperate with and serve and thus contribute to a carbon neutral future. We are aware of the importance of electrically powered vehicles for a sustainable future. With our technology perspective, which is our purpose, we produce fast charging units in this field and offer them for use. In this context, I find our cooperation with DBE Holding's subsidiary FOUR very valuable and consider it an important step for a sustainable future. " he concluded.