23.10.2015
- The new charging stations are part of a state-of-the-art network comprising 20 charging stations installed and put into operation by Hrvatski Telekom
- HT provides active access to 31 publicly available charging stations
- Until the end of the year, HT plans to open another 10 new charging stations including an advanced ICT system that will provide unique access to the infrastructure
By the opening of five electric vehicle charging stations in the Velika Gorica area, the charging station network in Croatia has been expanded to a total of 71 publicly available charging stations in 27 cities, equipped with 119 charging sockets. The charging stations in Velika Gorica are part of a state-of-the-art network comprising 20 charging stations installed and put into operation by Hrvatski Telekom, providing active access to 31 publicly available charging stations.
As part of the celebration of the Velika Gorica e-mobility Day on 23 October, the first charging station was ceremonially opened at the car park in front of the Velika Gorica Open University by the mayor, Mr. Dražen Barišić.
"Velika Gorica is putting a great deal of effort into making the city as green as possible, and the reduction of fossil fuel consumption in traffic plays a major role in that process. Although we do not have many electric vehicles on our streets yet, I believe that these charging stations will encourage citizens to opt in larger numbers for more environmentally acceptable transportation, thus helping to achieve the joint goal of transforming Velika Gorica into an even smarter and cleaner city ", said mayor Barišić.
Up to the present, Hrvatski Telekom has put into operation charging stations in Zagreb, Samobor, Gospić, Rijeka, Split, Kaštel Štafilić, Makarska and Velika Gorica. By the use of these charging stations, consumption of oil derivatives has been reduced by 4500 litres, and this way, carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere have been reduced by three tons. Until the end of the year, HT plans to open another 10 new charging stations including an advanced ICT system that will provide unique access to the infrastructure.
"Today, users of electric vehicles can access charging stations via RFID cards which still provide free charging. Access to the infrastructure will soon be possible through a unique SMS platform, but also through a global smartphone application. This will enable collection of payment for the charging service as well as provision of full related customer support ", explained Dino Novosel from HT.
In the period between July 2011 and September 2015, a total of 875 charging sessions and delivery of 6312 kWh of electricity was registered at all charging stations operated by HT, which provided a reach of more than 50.000 kilometres to electric vehicle users. The average charging time was 65 minutes. Only 25 per cent of the charging sessions were made at a charging power of 22 kW, which indicates that the majority of the current number of approximately 300 vehicles in Croatia still has no support for superfast charging. Therefore, the prevailing number of charging stations with charging powers up to 22kW per socket additionally reaffirm the purpose of their existence, as they provide a minimum load of the electrical power distribution system, while at the same time encouraging citizens to use more environmentally friendly transport.
A list of the complete electrical vehicle charging station infrastructure, as well as detailed instructions for use, are available at www.puni.hr<http://www.puni.hr>, and for the personalized RFID card enabling access to the charging station, a user request made to e-mobility@t.ht.hr will suffice.