Denmark’s largest fuel retailer OK a.m.b.a (OK) is preparing to roll out more than 300 Tritium DC fast chargers.
The chargers are for use at fuel stations, on highways, in urban areas and retail sites, and with OK’s corporate fleet and fleet customers, helping meet the Danish government’s goal of at least 775,000 electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles on its roads by 2030 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70%.
OK operates more than 670 fuel stations in Denmark, many co-located with consumer goods retailer Coop’s retail outlets.
“In 2022, nearly 40% of cars sold in Denmark were electric or plug-in hybrids, providing evidence of the Danish technology transition and solidifying Denmark’s position as a global leader in the transition to sustainable transportation,” says Tritium chief executive Jane Hunter.
“Our partnership with OK will increase drivers’ access to fast chargers in Demark, enabling a more rapid transition to EVs with all of the environmental benefits they bring.”
OK has already received a portion of this purchase order and successfully launched the first of its Tritium 75kW modular chargers at the Super Brugsen store in Hillerød and the Kvickly store in Odder, Denmark.
As chargers are installed at Coop stores across Denmark, customers will be able to pay for their charging session using OK’s app.
“OK’s first Tritium sites in Odder and Hillerød have been a success, and OK is looking forward to setting up new sites across Denmark,” says OK a.m.b.a. e-mobility manager Thor Folmann Krarup.
With records broken for the sale of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in 2022, the Danish Car Importers Association (DBI) recently reported that sales of new EVs increased by 23.8% from 2021 and accounted for 38.6% of new vehicles sold in 2022.
In mid-October, Denmark reached 100,000 BEVs registered, a 10-fold increase from three years ago.
Last year the number of publicly accessible fast chargers in Denmark tripled to 784.
OK a.m.b.a. is a Danish cooperative.
In addition to the parent company OK, it also counts subsidiaries such as Kamstrup, EnergiData and OK Plus.
OK includes more than 670 gas stations, more than 200 car washes and 80 Truck Diesel stations.
It’s a nationwide supplier of gasoline, diesel, e-mobility, transport diesel, heating oil, lubricants, natural gas and electricity for both business and private individuals.
OK has three biogas stations and provides refuelling points for four of Everfuel’s hydrogen refuelling plants.
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