Electromobility at Mobility
Mobility goes electric: 150 electric cars at railway stations
26.11.2020
SBB is building charging infrastructure, Mobility is using it: By 2023, 150 new electric cars will be available for you at railway stations throughout Switzerland. It all starts on Europaallee next to Zurich’s main railway station, where you can try out the full range of electric cars – including four that are new to Switzerland. The next set of stations will follow at Aarau, Geneva Eaux-Vives and Morges.
Mobility has set itself the ambitious target of becoming climate neutral. This means providing electric vehicles only by 2030 at the latest. You should be pleased at this prospect as surveys show that 98% of electric vehicles users are very satisfied indeed and would not hesitate to recommend Mobility electric cars to others.
On the way to more Electromobility: but there is one high hurdle: the charging infrastructure. It is expensive and complex to build. In SBB, Mobility has found an important partner to help drive the expansion of parking spaces for electric vehicles. Over the next three years, the car sharing firm will allocate 150 cars to around 50 railway stations across Switzerland. ‘As far as we’re concerned, this marks an important step towards a sustainable future,’ enthuses Managing Director Roland Lötscher. ‘It’s an opportunity for people to give electric mobility a try – without any fuss. I’m sure they’ll be thrilled, because e-cars are pleasant, quiet and emission-free.” SBB also sees only benefits in the collaboration, explains Julia Plümper, Project Manager for E-Infrastructure at SBB: “The combination of train travel and sharing e-cars is ideal from an environmental perspective. This is why all parties were so keen on the collaboration.’
Europaallee Zurich: Get your dream car
The first station is Europaallee Zurich, right next to the main station: From today, ten electric cars of different sizes and brands are available here, including a Seat Mii electric, Renault Zoé, Hyundai Kona electric, Audi e-tron and Tesla Model 3. Another four models that are available to book – the Honda e, the VW ID.3, the Fiat 500e, and the Aiways U5 – are new to Switzerland. So Europaallee is something of an experiment and will show how popular the various electric vehicles prove. All other stations will offer the popular Renault Zoé and/or the Seat Mii electric for the time being, so this also applies to the electric stations that are due to open next at Aarau, Geneva Eaux-Vives and Morges.
Impressive ranges and ease of use
The SBB charging stations feature standard equipment (Juice Charger 2, type 2 charging cables) and are easy to use. Simply plug in the electric car after your journey so the battery has enough ‘juice’ for the next person. Speaking of range: It is enormously high on new models. The Zoé alone can manage almost 400 kilometres, according to the manufacturer’s own information. Hire prices are based on the usual Mobility rates (Electro CHF 2.50/h and 0.65/km, Emotion CHF 4.00/h and 0.95/km).
Fast charging on the go with Swisscharge
Even drivers on particularly long journeys don’t have to worry about being left stranded somewhere. The electric vehicles at Europaallee come with a brief vehicle manual and also a charging card for the GOFAST fast charging service. This enables you to charge a car quickly at 50 stations across Switzerland.