The United Nations take Endolla Barcelona as a benchmark for its equitable, accessible deployment of e-mobility   

B:SM’s charging network has been selected from 40 international projects as an example of a strategy that focuses on city residents 

At IESE, from today until 6 May, the UN’s Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is analysing how public-private alliances are of strategic importance in promoting projects that help to achieve the SDGs

The meeting brings together experts from 13 countries and highlights the challenges cities face when it comes to tackling climate change

Today, B:SM’s e-mobility network, Endolla Barcelona, is taking part in the 6th edition of the International Public-Private Partnerships Forum (PPP), held by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The forum, which is taking place from today until 6 May at Barcelona’s IESE Business School, highlights the importance of agreements between administrations and companies for the launching of projects that are clearly focused on city residents and help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

The Endolla network has been selected because it focuses on city residents, with three main objectives: to facilitate an equitable transition to electric vehicles, to support the evolution of the sector and to improve the living conditions of city residents. B:SM’s e-mobility network has become a benchmark in aspects such as its well balanced deployment in the city’s neighbourhoods, its commitment to efficient energy management and the way it includes the users of various operators.  Other aspects taken into account during the selection of Endolla include its support for the sector in its development and participation in various innovation and knowledge exchange initiatives, at both a local and European level. Redha Zetchi, the director of B:SM’s New Mobility, will be speaking during one of the work sessions scheduled for today. 

In order to form part of the UNECE forum, Endolla Barcelona had to go through an international selection process, in which 37 projects from various countries took part. Finally, 16 initiatives will be presented, which were developed in a wide variety of places, including Brazil, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Morocco, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Senegal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tunisia, the United Kingdom and Spain. All of them share a clear commitment to sustainability, improving the quality of people’s lives and achieving the SDGs, while respecting the Environmental, Social and Governance principles (ESGs) in areas such as transport, renewable energies, health, education and urban services. 

Barcelona, a leader in e-mobility in Southern Europe, with Endolla

With over 650 charging points distributed throughout the city, Endolla Barcelona is the largest public e-mobility network in Spain. In 2022, Endolla will continue to grow, with the opening of 50 new points, involving an investment of €700,000. This will bring the total number of active charging points to 703.

Endolla’s deployment is based on an equitable, flexible and scalable investment strategy that takes into account the road that still lies ahead for the sector, in this constantly evolving industry. This is why it plans to have 1,000 charging points operating at full capacity by the end of 2023 and a growth capacity of over 2,000 additional points, which would start operating based on the progress of demand and technology.  

There are currently 6.5 points per km2 distributed throughout the city’s neighbourhoods, with one charging point for every 11.4 electric vehicles and a service availability of 97%. Added to all the other charging points used by the public, these figures will make Barcelona Europe’s second largest city in number of charging points per km2, after Stockholm, and the fourth largest in number of points per resident, after Stockholm, Gothenburg and Oslo.

75% of Endolla’s charging points are in B:SM car parks. This shows a commitment to prioritising sustainable, planned off-street charging, at off-peak hours. This way, fast charging points can be concentrated on the streets, minimising the amount of public space taken up by them and reducing the external factors associated with parking.