Currently reading: Lidl opens first cut-price EV charging station in France

Discount supermarket’s ‘e-station’ offers 360kW rapid charging at 35p per kWh, undercutting rivals

Supermarket giant Lidl plans to reshape electric car charging, as it has the retail sector, after opening its first own-brand electric car charging station in France.

The site, near Lyon, offers 360kW charging at a competitive €0.40 (35p) per kWh. BMW- and Ford-backed Ionity charges €0.69 (60p) per kWh to charge at 350kW in France. The Lidl ‘e-station’ also offers 90kW and 180kW charging for €0.40

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