Good news for electric car owners in Paris. The very first 100% electric service station was inaugurated this Wednesday at Porte de Saint-Ouen, on the edge of Saint-Ouen (Seine-Saint-Denis) and Clichy-la-Garenne (Hauts-de-Seine). This new type of point of sale in the capital is located on the 17th century side, along the ring road, between red brick HLM bars and the Bichat hospital. It was inaugurated this Wednesday, on the site of a former service station converted for a cost of nearly 1.2 million euros.
“This is the fifth in Île-de-France and the 15th in France. Our objective is to deploy 500 by 2027, including 200 on motorway areas and 300 on peri-urban areas and major roads, airports and train stations,” explains Jérôme Déchamps, network and mobility solutions director at TotalEnergies.
During the recharge time – around twenty minutes to recover around 80% of the battery's capacity – motorists can wait sheltered in a relaxation area with a car accessories shop and a snack bar. , drinks dispensers, toilets and equipped with wi-fi and telephone sockets.
On the price side, the price of charging varies between 49 euro cents per KWh and 59 cents depending on the power of the terminals. Fixed and national rates to which must be added 40 cents per minute beyond 45 minutes of charging.
“The garage in my building is not yet equipped with an electric charger. It’s very comfortable and reassuring to have this service station close to home and the charging time is very fast,” smiles Bruno, a local resident who drives an electric car.
This new generation station is located in the heart of a classified political district of the city, along a wasteland. It is the first stone of the vast 17 & CO project, imagined by BNP Paribas Real Estate, as part of the architecture and town planning competition launched by the Greater Paris metropolis. This program notably includes 8,000 square meters of offices including an incubator, a hotel, a youth hostel, a karaoke and a public car park with 500 spaces.
Geoffroy Boulard, the mayor (LR) of the 17th century, welcomed this innovation. “It responds to strong demand from Parisians,” he explained, inviting Paris town hall “to move up a gear to deploy more electrical terminals.”
