November 21 (SeeNews) - The Romanian arm of German energy company E.ON said on Thursday it has opened three new charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) at MOL Romania's petrol stations near Bucharest.
The new openings have increased the number of EV charging stations to 14 out of a total of 19 that the Romanian units of E.ON and MOL plan to open in the country by the end of 2020 under the NEXT-E project, E.ON said in a statement.
The three charging stations are located near Henri Coanda International Airport, on the Bucharest-Ploiesti road and in the Automobile Bavaria building in Militari area, close to the western exit road of the Romanian capital.
By this year's end, E.ON plans to open two more EV charging stations - in Ramnicu Valcea and Targu Mures.
The pan-European NEXT-E network will include six countries, with 40 EV charging stations out of a total of 252 to be installed in Romania on the following routes: Suceava-Bacau-Calarasi, Constanta-Bucharest-Timisoara and Iasi-Targu Mures - Alba Iulia.
Out of the 40 stations, 19 will be installed by E.ON Romania and the remainder by MOL Romania.
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