The company now operates the largest charging hub for electric vehicles in Romania, located in Mercurea Sibiului on the A1 highway. It is a total of 34 fast charging points – 17 in each direction. Of these, 16 are for electric vehicles and 18 for electric trucks.
The charging stations have a high capacity: each charger for passenger cars can deliver up to 300 kW, which allows a standard electric car to be fully charged in just 15-20 minutes. Truck chargers are even more powerful, offering 400 kW and capable of fully charging an electric truck in just 1.5-2 hours – much faster than charging below 25 kW, which can take up to an entire night.
The total installed charging capacity is 10 MW (5 MW in each direction).
Charging services can be paid for either through payment terminals near charging points or through the OMV eMotion mobile app, available on the App Store and Google Play. The app also provides information on the location and availability of charging stations as well as seamless payment.
The stations and related facilities were developed under a concession agreement between OMV Petrom Marketing and the National Road Infrastructure Management Company (CNAIR). In addition to the fueling stations, service areas on the highway include extended parking for cars, trucks and buses, public restrooms, and a service area. Additional services include tolls, money orders, and vignette purchases.
OMV Petrom operates a network of about 780 Petrom and OMV-branded gas stations in Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria and Serbia. At the same time, the company has already built a regional network of about 1,000 charging points for electric vehicles.
