Polish charging infrastructure provider Ekoenergetyka has unveiled a new production line at its headquarters in Zielona Góra, aimed at doubling its production speed for electric vehicle chargers. The company expects to increase production from 50 chargers per eight-hour shift initially to 90 units by early 2025.
Ekoenergetyka’s strategic move to expand its production capacities comes in response to the high demand for chargers, partly driven by the European Union’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR). The regulation mandates minimum requirements for publicly accessible charging infrastructure, creating a surge in demand for charging solutions.
The company’s expansion is supported by Enterprise Investors, a leading Central European private equity fund. Having acquired a significant minority stake in Ekoenergetyka in 2022, the fund plans to invest over 45 million euros in e-mobility projects.
Bartosz Kubik, CEO of Ekoenergetyka, highlighted the significance of the new assembly line, stating, “This assembly line demonstrates our commitment to continuous improvement in response to the changing demands of this growing market.” He added, “Our new line is an important step in moving away from bench-top assembly. It will increase efficiency by increasing speed, reducing the risk of errors and making them faster and cheaper to rectify.”
Ekoenergetyka’s expansion into the private market includes the unveiling of its new Axon Easy 400 HPC charging station in December. The company has secured contracts to supply charge point operators (CPOs) providing services to individual drivers, including Powerdot in Portugal, Ionity owned by Audi, BMW, Ford, Hyundai-Kia, and Porsche, and PKN Orlen in Poland, Czechia, and Germany.
The inauguration of the new assembly line coincided with the CharIN Testival, an event for interoperability testing in electric vehicle charging, which was hosted by Ekoenergetyka.
