Meridiam and Volkswagen Group France has signed a partnership agreement that contributes to accelerating the deployment of charging infrastructures in French cities in support of electric mobility. The agreement was signed on the occasion of the Salon des Maires et des Collectivités Locales in Paris.

The scheme proposed to local authorities responds to a detailed analysis of the need for charging stations according to different criteria (population, existing and future fleet, customer uses, etc.), coupled with an innovative and neutral financing method for the local authority. A first project is being evaluated by a regional metropolis.

There already some existing infrastructure solutions in France: charging stations at customers' homes or in companies, Superchargers on motorways through the IONITY Consortium. However, public charging points in urban areas are an essential infrastructure complement. Through this partnership, Volkswagen Group France aims to give customers who own electric vehicles the ability to recharge at any time, according to their needs. For Meridiam, one of the European leaders in electrical charging in Europe through its wholly-owned subsidiary Allego, this partnership contributes to accelerating the deployment of its charging infrastructures in France in support of electric mobility.