"We are subsidising these charging points to give e-mobility a boost in its initial stages," says Claus Schnell, managing director of Bavaria Parkgaragen. “Just one euro is all it costs to charge up an electric car's batteries, and the use of a charging point is included in the car parking fee. Basically any electric car can 'fill up' at the new 'pumps'. Cars are parked in our garages for four to five hours on average - plenty of time to re-charge most e-car batteries," says Schnell.
In the Munich urban area there are now 37 outlets for around 200 electric cars while E.ON operates an additional 20 charging points in areas around the Bavarian capital. Use of the charging points is aimed especially at drivers taking part in the "e-fleet" model project. This project, which is supported by the Federal Ministry of Transport, aims to build up experience in the practical use of electric cars.
